Tissandier, Gaston, 1843-1899, Frith, Henry, 1840-, Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) DLC · London, New York [etc.] Ward, Lock & Co · leaf 619
ooden ruler. Theexperiment succeeds very well also if performed withdraughtsmen piled up on the draught-board. Another experiment which belongs to the laws ofresisting force is herewith shown. A sixpence is placed = 6 SOLID BODIES. on a table covered with a cloth or napkin. It is coveredwith a… … Call ng out a sixpence from the glass. it is necessary to scratch the cloth with the nail of theforefinger; the elasticity of the material communicatesthe movement to the sixpence, which slowly moves in thedirection of the finger, until it finally comes out completelyfrom beneath the glass. Wc may…
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