Letters on natural magic, addressed to Sir Walter Scott (1832)
Brewster, David, 1781-1868 · London : John Murray · leaf 275
FEATS OF ECKEBERG. 251 6. The last, and apparently the most wonderful, performance of the German is shown in Fig-. 57, Fig. 57. … where he appears to raise a cannon A, placed upon a scale, the four ropes of the scale being fixed to a rope or chain attached to his girdle in the manner already described. Previous to the fixing of the ropes the cannon and scale rest upon two rollers B, C, but when all is ready, the two rollers…
Scientific recreations · Magic
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