Tissandier, Gaston, 1843-1899, Frith, Henry, 1840-, Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) DLC · London, New York [etc.] Ward, Lock & Co · leaf 52
lbe touching externally. In this position, as shown inthe accompanying engraving, the forks will remain ineqiiilibKio, and the water may be poured steadily from THE CENTRE OF GRAVITY. 35 the glass into another without disturbing the coin or thetwo forks. (See Fig. 26.) We have now indicated almost… … Fig. 26.—Experiment of Equilibrium on the Centre of Gravity, EXPERIMENT WITH DOMINOES. The illustration shows how the contents of a box ofdominoes can be supported upon one of their number.We must begin by placing three of the pieces on thetable so as to form a solid base,; the first domino…
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