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    A failure of foretelling

    Feb 25, 2021 3 minutes

    Seeing Into The Future

    A Short History of Prediction

    Martin Van Creveld

    Reaktion Books Books 2020

    Hb, 296pp, £17, ISBN 9781789142297

    looks at prediction in all its forms, exploring the different methods through the ages and whether we have got any better at foretelling the future. There is no overarching structure; rather it divides prediction into 19 chapter-sized bites, each covering one technique. The first section looks at ancient prediction methods, so we have one chapter on prophets, one on precognitive dreams, necromancy, astrology,

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