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Charles Latimer
1827–1888
A 19th-century engineer and technical writer, he brought hands-on railroad experience and a curious, investigative mind to his books. His works range from practical manuals for track maintenance to an unusual study of dowsing and the divining rod.
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The Divining Rod: Virgula Divina—Baculus Divinatorius (Water-Witching)
by Charles Latimer
About the author
Born in Washington, D.C., in 1827 and died in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1888, Charles Latimer was an American engineer who also wrote books on technical and scientific subjects.
He is best remembered in library catalogs for works such as The Divining Rod: Virgula Divina—Baculus Divinatorius (Water-Witching) and, with William S. Huntington, The Road-master's Assistant and Section-master's Guide. That mix of titles gives a good sense of his range: part practical railroad expert, part curious investigator of disputed phenomena.
Available records consistently connect him with engineering work and technical writing, but easily confirmed biographical detail is limited. No suitable verified portrait image was found from the sources reviewed during this search.