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Parlour magic. (1838)

Perkins, Henry, 1803-1889, publisher., Haswell, Barrington, and Haswell, printer., McManus-Young Collection (Library of Congress) · Philadelphia : H. Perkins, 134 Chestnut Street, MDCCCXXXVIII [1838] · leaf 39

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(i SUE AMD SOUMD. ARTIFICIAL MIRAGE, … its image in the water. The mirage is commonly vertical, or upright, that is, presenting the appearance, above described, of one object over another, like a ship above its shadow in the water. Sometimes, however, the image is horizontal, or upon the water, and at other times, it is seen on the…

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