The magician's own book, or The whole art of conjuring (1862)
Arnold, George, 1834-1865, Cahill, Frank · New York, Dick & Fitzgerald · leaf 137
YISIBILITY OP MATTER. Dissolve a single grain of copper in about one dram ofnitric acid, and dilute the solution with about one ounce ofwater, when it will be evident that a single drop of the mix-ture must contain an almost immeasurably small portion ofcopper. Yet, if the blade of a knife be… … THE ORIGIN OF GALVANISM. Electricity is one of the most active principles in nature.It exists in all bodies, and is exhibited by various means,one of which, and the most generally employed, is friction ;but the bodies rubbed together must consist of differentsubstances ; for, if they are alike,…
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