The magician's own book, or The whole art of conjuring (1862)
Arnold, George, 1834-1865, Cahill, Frank · New York, Dick & Fitzgerald · leaf 328
rner of the beds parallel to the center line untilthey meet the base line of the triangle. From thence con-tinue all these lines to the point A. These give you thewidth of the beds i7i perspective. The other sides of their fig-ure may be easily enough found. Fig. 26 is the perspectiveview sought,… … I do not know whether my readers regard the matter inthe same light, but it appears to the present writer that thislittle figure—the triangle—is capable of working wondersin the hands of an amateur draughtsman, if only properlyused. Of course, those regularly educated, or submitted to along course…
Magic tricks
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