Project Gutenberg 2014-02-26 Public domain in the USA. 202 Latimer, Charles 1827 1888 15013536 The Divining Rod: Virgula Divina—Baculus Divinatorius (Water-Witching) Produced by Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Divining Rod: Virgula Divina—Baculus Divinatorius (Water-Witching)" by Charles Latimer is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The book explores the phenomenon of water-witching, specifically examining the use of the divining rod, typically a forked branch, to locate underground water or minerals. Latimer defends the practice against claims of superstition by presenting personal experiences and experimental data, aiming to position dowsing within the realm of scientific inquiry. In the book, Latimer details numerous experiments in which he and others used divining rods to detect subterranean water. He recounts specific instances of successful water finding, where the rod's movement indicated the presence of water at particular depths—often accurately aligning with subsequent drilling. The author discusses his theory that the movement of the rod may be influenced by electrical forces and provides mathematical insights into measuring the depth of water sources. Throughout, Latimer emphasizes the need for open-mindedness in scientific exploration, urging readers to investigate the phenomenon beyond the conventional skepticism often associated with water-witching practices. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45020/45020-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 62.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Dowsing BF Text Category: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming Category: Mathematics 133253 2025-07-18T08:51:33.653969 text/html 108575 2024-10-24T02:54:43 text/html 79917 2025-07-18T08:51:36.169940 application/epub+zip 81102 2025-07-18T08:51:34.248961 application/epub+zip 71272 2025-07-18T08:51:33.942948 application/epub+zip 122731 2025-07-18T08:51:37.812934 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 112429 2025-07-18T08:51:35.888940 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 103027 2022-09-20T14:34:40.616685 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 121179 2025-07-18T08:51:33.337961 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 101242 2024-10-24T02:54:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16566 2025-07-18T08:51:37.941958 application/rdf+xml 6064 2025-07-18T08:51:34.001952 image/jpeg 1198 2025-07-18T08:51:33.973944 image/jpeg 78892 2025-07-18T08:51:33.673939 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog