Tissandier, Gaston, 1843-1899, Frith, Henry, 1840-, Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) DLC · London, New York [etc.] Ward, Lock & Co · leaf 91
effect whereby the traveller in the desertis deceived when the sun is very hot. HOW TO MAKE A FLORIN APPEAR LIKE FIVE SHILLINGSAND SIXPENCE. This experiment requires for its performance a tum- 74 LIGHT, bier, a plate, a little water, a florin, and a match. Withthese appliances we can solve the… … Fig. 6i. —Experiment of Refraction and Divergent Lens obtained wiih a Tumbler take an ordinary tumbler, and holding it upside-down,warm the interior with a lighted match. When the airwithin the tumbler has been well warmed—which will bewhen the tumbler looks steamy—place it over the florinin the…
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