[[image:Bovis.jpg|thumb|right|Bovis-units according to A. Bovis|300px]]
[[image:Bovis.jpg|thumb|right|Bovis-units according to A. Bovis|300px]]
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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.
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The '''Bovis-scale''' (''Bovis-units'') is used by [[Radiesthesia|radiestesists]] and dowsers and adherents of geomancy to describe the "strength" of a presumed "subtle energy" or "life energy" or a postulated "cosmo-telluric energy". This unit is scientifically not accepted and has a [[pseudoscience|pseudoscientific]] character.