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PREFACE
So far as I have been able to determine, there has
been published no survey of Poeta use of science and
pseudo-oience. Numerous writers have interpreted indi-
vidual stories and poems and the poet's life, but few
have made any attempt to list those subjects in the field
of science in which Poe had an interest. This study attempts
to list these subjects, and, when possible, to determine
in what way Poe used each division of sioentific knowledge.
These lists, I believe, are practically complete for all of
Poe's work that has been available to me; the degree of
completeness depends of course upon the degree of complete-
ness of the present editions of Poe's works. I have used
the Virginia edition, edited by James A. Harrison, and a
collection of Poesa contributions to the Columbia Sg,
edited by Jacob E. Spennuth and Th Ollive Mabbott
under the title Doing of Gotham. That everything Poe
wrote is not at the present time collected and available
is an acknowledged fact. It is improbable, however, that
anything of his that is yet undiscovered would alter mater-
ally the results of this investigation.
I have made few attempts in this paper to determine
the aocuracy of Poets use of various items of knowledge
which I have classified as science and pendo-soience.
On only two subjects was it possible to establish with any
degree of certainty the extent or quality of Poe's knowledge.111
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Hall, Thomas. Science and Pseudo-Science in Poe's Works, thesis, August 1938; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc29889/m1/3/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .