Tissandier, Gaston, 1843-1899, Frith, Henry, 1840-, Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) DLC · London, New York [etc.] Ward, Lock & Co · leaf 66
t of newspaper which holds it.The quick compression of the air which is exercised ona considerable surface is sufficient to explain thisphenomenon (Fig. 38),: resistance of the air. 49 Resistance of the Air.the australian boomerang. Everyone has heard of the Australian boomerang. Itis a weapon… … ■■ ~.\ V ^ \ Fig. 39.—The Boonieraiij. \ returns to the hand which launched it. One may quicklylearn to throw_this weiapon after a few trials. Fifteen years ago M. Marcy, of the Paris Institute,published an interesting paper on this subject in theAeronaut, in which journal were discussed questions…
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