Tissandier, Gaston, 1843-1899, Frith, Henry, 1840-, Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) DLC · London, New York [etc.] Ward, Lock & Co · leaf 28
; itmay be necessary to repeat the trial many times ; but -it is capable of accomplishment, and we have beside.ussome coins which have been pierced by needles in themanner above described. Centrifugal force. II It will be a very difficult matter to withdraw the needlefrom the coin after the… … Fig. 9.—Twirling a Penny in a Lamp-shade. a coin on its edge into the shade, and at the sameI moment cause the sha!de to rotate in the right hand inthe opposite direction. The coin will roll round withoutfalling. i If the movement of the shade be gradually slackened,the coin will by degrees rotate…
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