Tissandier, Gaston, 1843-1899, Frith, Henry, 1840-, Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) DLC · London, New York [etc.] Ward, Lock & Co · leaf 632
he pressure of the air maybe made. Take a penny and press it against some oakenbookcase or press, rub the coin against the wood for a fewseconds, then press it, and withdraw the fingers. The THE EGG EXPERIMENT. 69 coin will continue to adhere to the wood. The reason ofthis is, because by the… … Hard-boiled egg. divested of its sliell, pnssing through the tiecTc ofa glass bottle, underthe influence of atmospheric pressure. Or, again, let us now add a water-bottle and a hard-boiled Qgg to our appliances ; we will make use of the air-pump, and easily perform another experiment. I light…
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