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Endless Amusement A Collection of Nearly 400 Entertaining Experiments By: Unknown |
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A COLLECTION OF
NEARLY 400 ENTERTAINING EXPERIMENTS IN VARIOUS BRANCHES OF SCIENCE; INCLUDING ACOUSTICS, ELECTRICITY, MAGNETISM,
ARITHMETIC, HYDRAULICS, MECHANICS,
CHEMISTRY, HYDROSTATICS, OPTICS; WONDERS OF THE AIR PUMP; ALL THE
POPULAR TRICKS AND CHANGES OF THE CARDS,
&c., &c. TO WHICH IS ADDED,
A COMPLETE SYSTEM OF PYROTECHNY; OR,
THE ART OF MAKING FIRE WORKS. THE WHOLE SO CLEARLY EXPLAINED AS TO BE WITHIN THE
REACH OF THE MOST LIMITED CAPACITY. With Illustrations. FROM THE SEVENTH LONDON EDITION. PHILADELPHIA:
LEA AND BLANCHARD.
1847.
CONTENTS.
Page
Aces, the convertible 117
Æolipiles 60
Aigrettes 185
Air pump 77
bottles broken by 77
glass broken by 77
hand fixed by 77
water boiled by 78
bubbles, vegetable 78
electrified 98
Alarum 147
Alphabet, changes of, in square Yards 59
Apparition, armed 126
Atmosphere, to show the Pressure of 137
Aurora Borealis, electric 91 Bacchus, animated 81
Ball, electrified 97
electric 99
Balloon, artificial 81
electric 96
Cases in Fire works 184
Balloons, Paper, to construct 42
in Fire works, to load with Stars, Serpents, &c. 184
Balls, dancing 93
Barley, the Awn of, an Hydrometer 157
Bell, magic 79
Bladder, exploded 80
cemented 81
Blue, to change to White 35
Bodies, two inodorous, become pungent by Mixture 145
Body, combustible, to ignite by reflection 57
Bottle, magic 48
enchanted 59
Bronzing, the Art of 133
Bubble, exploding 13
Bubbles, aërial 78
Burning glasses, account of two 32
Busts, talking 61
Butterflies, to take Impressions of on Paper 134 Cameleon Spirit 23
Camera Obscura, to construct 16
Camphor, electrified 100
Candle lighted by electricity 84
Bombs 84
Card, divining 107
numerical 108
hit upon by guess 109
found by the Point of a Sword 109
changed by Word of Command 109
in the Ring 112
in the Mirror 113
in the Opera glass 113
discovered by the throw of a Die 115
under the Handkerchief 117
to tell that a person has touched 117
in the Pocket book 118
in the Egg 118
discovered by the Touch or Smell 119
Cards, magnetic 71
Amusements with 101
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