Tissandier, Gaston, 1843-1899, Frith, Henry, 1840-, Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) DLC · London, New York [etc.] Ward, Lock & Co · leaf 64
es the pin (Fig. 36). THE MOVEMENTS OF GASES. 47 Here is another experiment of the same kind :—Take a metallic penholder which is closed at one ofits ends. At a little distance from the closed extremitydrill a tiny hole. Then blow up through the aperture,thus formed, regularly and steadily. A small… … Fig.37.—Bread Pellet sustained by a Current qf Air. composed and the size of the aperture in the tube.Many other experiments can be maae by any meanswhich will ensure a constant, even, supply of air, or gas,or steam from the extremity of a pipe. By analogous means an egg-shell can be maintainedat…
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