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The Chemistry of Mummies, Ghosts, and Vampires
The chemistry of mummies, ghosts, and vampires.
Video: Β© American Chemical Society (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
What Is the Scientific Explanation Behind Ghost Sightings and Other Supernatural Apparitions?
How several phenomena can be interpreted as ghostly apparitions.
Video: Science in Seconds (www.scienceinseconds.com) (A Britannica Publishing Partner)

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Summoning a ghost
A magician raising a ghost, illustration by W. Raphael from The Astrologer of...
Courtesy of the trustees of the British Museum; photograph, R.B. Fleming