Tissandier, Gaston, 1843-1899, Frith, Henry, 1840-, Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) DLC · London, New York [etc.] Ward, Lock & Co · leaf 675
rk or other light material. Let a stop-cock,with a small aperture, be fixed upon the tube leading intothe glass. Another tube to carry away the water should,of course, be provided, but it may be used over again. 1 12 WATER. When the tap is properly fixed, if the pressure of thewater be sufficient,… … b and balls. may be enhanced, and much variety imparted to theexperiment, which is very easy to make. Water exercises an enormous pressure, but the pressuredoes not depend upon the amount of v/ater in the vessel.It depends upon the vessels height, and the dimensionsof the base. This has been proved…
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