The magician's own book, or The whole art of conjuring (1862)
Arnold, George, 1834-1865, Cahill, Frank · New York, Dick & Fitzgerald · leaf 158
the eye, but must be lifted up and applied again tothat end, the friction being always in the same direction.After repeating this for a few times, the needle will becomemagnetized, and attract iron filings, &c. HOW TO MAGNETGE A POKER Hold it in the left hand in a position slightly inclined… … EXPERIMENTS IN MAGNETISM. 141 TO SHOW MAGNUnC REPULSION AND ATTRACTION. Suspend two short pieces of iron wire, n s, n s, so thatthey will hang in contact in a verticalposition. If the north pole of a magnetN be now brought to a moderate distancebetween the wires, they will recede fromeach other as…
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