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English: A dowser at work, from Pierre le Brun, Histoire critique des pratiques superstitieuses, (Jean-Frederic Bernard, 1733–1736). It is unclear whether or not the dowser is using a diving rod or the lesser known Scrimometer. Caption "EPREUVE par la BAGUETTE."
Date circa 1732
date QS:P,+1732-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
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18:30, 18 December 2006Thumbnail for version as of 18:30, 18 December 2006680 × 1,070 (161 KB)AkeronA dowser at work, from Pierre le Brun, Histoire critique des pratiques superstitieuses, (Jean-Frederic Bernard, 1733–1736). Taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:18th_century_dowser.jpg

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