Tissandier, Gaston, 1843-1899, Frith, Henry, 1840-, Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) DLC · London, New York [etc.] Ward, Lock & Co · leaf 36
strike tangentially the pile in one of two ways either it will hit it at the point of contact of two discs,-in which case two will be projected from the column-or it will strike a single disc, as shown in the illustration THE PRINCIPLE OF INERTIA. ig in which the black piece only will be projected… … Fig. 14.— The Card and the Coin. sized coin, and offer to remove the card without disturbingthe coin. To do this you must fillip the card forciblywith the middle finger of the right hand ; the pasteboardwill be propelled across the room, and the coin will remainupon the finger. In performing this…
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