1. Peter Tompkins
2. The Secret Life Of Veronicas
3. Gardening

Download Free eBook:The Secret Life of Plants - Free chm, pdf ebooks download. Free PDF Download Books by Peter Tompkins. An account of the research on the fringes of botany - experiments showing how plants respond to. The Secret Life of Plants has 1,812 ratings and 190 reviews. Maureen said: I grew up next door to a tree nursery, and spent my childhood running up and d.

Contents. Authors Christopher Bird was a best-selling author who also wrote The Divining Hand: The 500-Year-Old Mystery of Dowsing. Peter Tompkins worked as a journalist, as well as a US military intelligence officer for the OSS in Italy during the Second World War Summary The book includes summaries of the life and work of 20th century scientists and as well as 19th century scientist. The book includes experiments on plant stimuli using a, a method which was pioneered. Parts of the book attempt to disparage science, particularly plant biology, for example by claiming science is not concerned with 'what makes plants live', in order to promote its own viewpoint that plants have emotions. The authors further say the authorities are unable to accept that emotional plants 'might originate in a supramaterial world of cosmic beings which, as fairies, elves, gnomes, sylphs, and a host of other creatures, were a matter of direct vision and experience to clairvoyants among the Celts and other sensitives.'

Criticism The book has been criticized by botanists such as for endorsing claims. According to Galston and Clifford L. Slayman many of the claims in the book are false or unsupported by independent verification and replicable studies. Botanist noted that the book is filled with nonsensical 'outrageous' claims and should be regarded as fiction. Documentary The book was the basis for the 1979 documentary of the same name, directed by and featuring a soundtrack by, later released as. The film made use of (where plants are seen growing in a few seconds, creepers reach out to other plants and tug on them, mushrooms and flowers open). The film was originally distributed.

See also. References. Roots of Absurdity. The Unscientific Method.

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In Terzian, Yervant. Galston, Arthur W. Commentary: The Unscientific Method. By Ignoring Accepted Rules of Evidence, the Authors of a Popularized Book on Plants Reach Many False Conclusions. 24 (7): 415-416. Galston, Arthur W; Slayman, Clifford L. The Not-so-secret Life of Plants: In Which the Historical and Experimental Myths About Emotional Communication Between Animal and Vegetable Are Put to Rest.

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