Sofie Lachapelle. Conjuring Science: A History of Scientific Entertainment and Stage Magic in Modern France. xii + 201 pp., illus., bibl., index. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015. $95

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Sofie Lachapelle. Conjuring Science: A History of Scientific Entertainment and Stage Magic in Modern France. xii + 201 pp., illus., bibl., index. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015. $95 [Book Review]

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