Tissandier, Gaston, 1843-1899, Frith, Henry, 1840-, Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) DLC · London, New York [etc.] Ward, Lock & Co · leaf 21
with water in aglass in the manner shown in the illustration (Fig. 3).A drop of water will adhere to the handle and fall to thefloor. On the spot thus indicated the nut must be placed.The illustration indicates the manner in which thisexperiment should be made. On the left is seen theknife… … Fig. 4.—Pellet of Crumb of Bread modelled for the Demonstration of the Elasticity of Bodies. a fresh loaf in such a manner as to impart to it the spinyappearance of the figure in illustration (Fig. 4). Placethis moulded pellet on a wooden table and strike thepellet on top with your hand. You will…
Scientific recreations
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