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The '''Bovis-scale''' (''Bovis-units'') is used by [[Radiesthesia|radiestesists]] to describe the "strength" of a presumed "subtle energy" or "life energy". This unit is scientifically not accepted and has a [[pseudoscience|pseudoscientific]] character. | The '''Bovis-scale''' (''Bovis-units'') is used by [[Radiesthesia|radiestesists]] to describe the "strength" of a presumed "subtle energy" or "life energy". This unit is scientifically not accepted and has a [[pseudoscience|pseudoscientific]] character. | ||
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| + | ==Inventor of the Bovis-scale, A.Bovis== | ||
| + | The origins of the term "Bovis" is unclear. According to different sources the Bovis-scale is named after a French alleged physicist, radiestesist, inventor and tinkerer Bovis. His first name is referred as Anton<ref>http://www.energynics.com/bovis-scale.shtml</ref>, Antoine<ref>http://www.jenskleemann.de/wissen.php4?p=b/bo/bovis.html</ref><ref>http://www.skeptic.com/junior_skeptic/issue23/translation_Bovis.html</ref> André Bovis aus Nizza<ref>http://www.conscienceverte.fr/la-regle-de-bovis-%28premiere-partie%29-2-168.html</ref> or Alfred<ref>http://www.magic-places.ch/Boviseinh.html</ref>, and his bith date is the 12th of january 1871 in Nice (France). His death occured the day 13. November 1947. | ||
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| + | The szech radio-technician an pseudo-scientist Karel Drbal asserts in his book ''The Struggle for the Pyramid Patent'',<ref>Drbal, Karel: The Struggle for the Pyramid Patent. Warner Destiny, 1976)</ref>, that the inventor of the Bovis-scale would be Antoine Bovis, who allegedly had a hard-ware store and made private radiestetic studies and worked on a esoteric pyramide-energy. On the website "Sceptic.com" a Antoine Bovis is also mentioned. | ||
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| + | ==references== | ||
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Revision as of 19:09, 10 February 2011
The Bovis-scale (Bovis-units) is used by radiestesists to describe the "strength" of a presumed "subtle energy" or "life energy". This unit is scientifically not accepted and has a pseudoscientific character.
Inventor of the Bovis-scale, A.Bovis
The origins of the term "Bovis" is unclear. According to different sources the Bovis-scale is named after a French alleged physicist, radiestesist, inventor and tinkerer Bovis. His first name is referred as Anton[1], Antoine[2][3] André Bovis aus Nizza[4] or Alfred[5], and his bith date is the 12th of january 1871 in Nice (France). His death occured the day 13. November 1947.
The szech radio-technician an pseudo-scientist Karel Drbal asserts in his book The Struggle for the Pyramid Patent,[6], that the inventor of the Bovis-scale would be Antoine Bovis, who allegedly had a hard-ware store and made private radiestetic studies and worked on a esoteric pyramide-energy. On the website "Sceptic.com" a Antoine Bovis is also mentioned.
references
- ↑ http://www.energynics.com/bovis-scale.shtml
- ↑ http://www.jenskleemann.de/wissen.php4?p=b/bo/bovis.html
- ↑ http://www.skeptic.com/junior_skeptic/issue23/translation_Bovis.html
- ↑ http://www.conscienceverte.fr/la-regle-de-bovis-%28premiere-partie%29-2-168.html
- ↑ http://www.magic-places.ch/Boviseinh.html
- ↑ Drbal, Karel: The Struggle for the Pyramid Patent. Warner Destiny, 1976)