Spontaneous Combustion: Amazing True Stories of Mysterious Fires
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She was all burned to ashes except her skull and the extremities of her fingers... This Victorian account of spontaneous human combustion encompassed a moral dimension: they believed hellfire itself consumed the victim. Even now, few scientists agree on what causes SHC. Examines several theories, including the idea that the fire starts inside the body, and looks at other strange fire phenomena, such as swamp ignitions. 176 pages, 8 b/w illus., 5 1/8 x 7 3/4.
Author: Damon Wilson
Format: Paperback, 176 pages, 130mm x 196mm, 109 g
Published: 1997, Sterling Publishing (NY), United States
Genre: Psychic Powers & Parapsychology
She was all burned to ashes except her skull and the extremities of her fingers... This Victorian account of spontaneous human combustion encompassed a moral dimension: they believed hellfire itself consumed the victim. Even now, few scientists agree on what causes SHC. Examines several theories, including the idea that the fire starts inside the body, and looks at other strange fire phenomena, such as swamp ignitions. 176 pages, 8 b/w illus., 5 1/8 x 7 3/4.