Tissandier, Gaston, 1843-1899, Frith, Henry, 1840-, Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) DLC · London, New York [etc.] Ward, Lock & Co · leaf 642
s very much, and it is not sufficientlydense for perfect respiration, as many people find. Someclimbers suffer from bleeding at the nose, etc., at greataltitudes. This is occasioned by the action of the heart,which pumps with great force, and the outward pressure DIVING-BELL. 79 upon the little… … The principle of the diving-bell. Fluids generally. The fire-engine is another example,but we will now proceed to explain the diving-bell alreadyreferred to. The experiment of the diving-bell, which is so simple, isexplained farther on. It belongs to the same category ofexperiments as those…
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