history of magic

Hey guys I'm writing an academic paper for a university assignment and in it I talk about the 7 principles of magic (palm, steal, ditch ect), and I need to reference who came up with it, but I can't find who first mentioned that theory. The only thing google says is that Penn and Teller talk...

Chris Pratt (the actor, not the late Magic Circle member) performed a magic trick on the Graham Norton show. I know exactly how it was done, and have actually performed it with some of my own variations, but is there an inventor to this trick? I realise that it is not really a sleight but rather...

Just was looking for more books to read. I'm looking for either books about magic history or old magic books that are more interesting because of the time they were written rather than the methods described inside. Books I already have: -Magic 1400s-1950s -Magic Stage Illusions, Special...

I watched this through today, for the second time in a few years. While I disagree with many of his life decisions, Dai Vernon is a fascinating character and one of the greatest magicians to ever live. This documentary is well worth a watch if you haven't.