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The old and the new magic (1906)

Evans, Henry Ridgely, b. 1861 · Chicago : The Open court Pub. Co.; [etc., etc.] · leaf 46

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close. Digitized by Microsoft® HISTORY OF NATURAL MAGIC 7 The altar is hollow, and when a fire is lighted thereon, theair contained in the interior expands and begins to press uponthe water with which the globe situated beneath is filled. Thewater then rises through a bent tube which leads to a… … EGYPTIAN AT^TAR forming the prolongation of the axes upon which the doorsabove turn. Around the same cylinders are enrolled in a con-trary manner, two other cords, which also unite into one beforepassing along a pulley, and then hanging vertically for the sup-port of a counterpoise. It is clear…

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