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Scientific amusements (1890)

Tissandier, Gaston, 1843-1899, Frith, Henry, 1840-, Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) DLC · London, New York [etc.] Ward, Lock & Co · leaf 206

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ids, etc., and similar phosphorescentefiTects are produced also with organic substances, animalor vegetable, before putrefaction sets in. It is manifestedalso at the flowering time of certain plants, etc. 5. Phosphorescence through insolation and the action of PHOSPHORESCENCE. 39 light. It… … Artificial flower coated with phosphorescent powder, exposedto the light of magnesium wire. become luminous, and shine in the dark with a light, thecolour and brilliancy of which depend on their nature andphysical character; the light gradually diminishes inintensity during a period varying from…

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