Tissandier, Gaston, 1843-1899, Frith, Henry, 1840-, Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) DLC · London, New York [etc.] Ward, Lock & Co · leaf 615
sticity. There are several experiments relating to the subject ofInertia which may be performed. I once witnessed onequite accidentally when taking a walk. I was one day passing the Observatory at Paris, whenI noticed a number of people collected round a professor,who after executing several… … A SIMPLE EXPERIMENT. 53 children to hold the paper rings by nieans of two razors,so that the rings rested on the blade. This done, theoperator took a stout stick, and, with all his strength,struck the broomstick in the centre; it was broken intoshivers, but the paper rings were not torn in the…
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