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** Infuriating because they seem never to study any basic non-magical skills. This is actually lampshaded by Hermione in the very first book, when she and Harry are confronted with Snape's riddle. She comments that an ordinary wizard may have had serious problems solving it, because they don't learn any math/logic puzzles. |
** Infuriating because they seem never to study any basic non-magical skills. This is actually lampshaded by Hermione in the very first book, when she and Harry are confronted with Snape's riddle. She comments that an ordinary wizard may have had serious problems solving it, because they don't learn any math/logic puzzles. |
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* Telemain of the ''[[Enchanted Forest Chronicles]]'' is a magician who studies the technical side of magic and has a habit of talking in incomprehensible [[Magi Babble]], much to the chagrin of the other characters. |
* Telemain of the ''[[Enchanted Forest Chronicles]]'' is a magician who studies the technical side of magic and has a habit of talking in incomprehensible [[Magi Babble]], much to the chagrin of the other characters. |
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* Theoretical magicians in [[Jonathan Strange |
* Theoretical magicians in [[Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell]] study magic but don't ever practice it. |
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* In David Eddings's [[The Belgariad|Mallorean]] series, the Melcene University has schools devoted to alchemy, necromancy, etc. |
* In David Eddings's [[The Belgariad|Mallorean]] series, the Melcene University has schools devoted to alchemy, necromancy, etc. |
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* In ''[[GURPS]]'', thaumatology is "the academic study of magical theory". Occultism has specialties like vampirology and pneumatology for more specific areas of study. |
* In ''[[GURPS]]'', thaumatology is "the academic study of magical theory". Occultism has specialties like vampirology and pneumatology for more specific areas of study. |
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** Pneumatology is from the Greek (πνεύμα) and means "the study of spirits." |
** Pneumatology is from the Greek (πνεύμα) and means "the study of spirits." |
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* Artificers from the ''[[ |
* Artificers from the ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' setting ''[[Eberron]]'' are described this way. |
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* The ''[[Ravenloft]]'' setting's various sourcebooks on monsters, the ''Van Richten's Guides'', are [[Literary Agent Hypothesis|presented as the work]] of scientifically-minded researchers of the supernatural. |
* The ''[[Ravenloft]]'' setting's various sourcebooks on monsters, the ''Van Richten's Guides'', are [[Literary Agent Hypothesis|presented as the work]] of scientifically-minded researchers of the supernatural. |
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* ''[[Exalted]]'' uses the term 'savant' to denote anyone who has a scientific understanding of the fantastic forces at work in and beyond Creation, as opposed to people who are just operating on superstition and folklore. Also, anyone who works extensively with [[Magitek]] is called a sorcerer-engineer. |
* ''[[Exalted]]'' uses the term 'savant' to denote anyone who has a scientific understanding of the fantastic forces at work in and beyond Creation, as opposed to people who are just operating on superstition and folklore. Also, anyone who works extensively with [[Magitek]] is called a sorcerer-engineer. |
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