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- Endless Amusement 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.
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Endless Amusement 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.
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359 totalENDLESS AMUSEMENT: - 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.
ENDLESS AMUSEMENT. - To produce Fire by the Mixture of two cold Liquids.
The Exploding Bubble.
The Magic Picture.
Artificial Lightning.
Artificial Thunder.
Another way.
Money augmented by an Optical Illusion.
Three objects discernible only with both Eyes.
To construct the Camera Obscura.
Description
This volume brings together close to four hundred brief experiments that cover almost every branch of mid‑nineteenth‑century science. Each trick—from a simple magnet’s pull to the hiss of an air‑pump—is explained in plain language, with step‑by‑step instructions that a curious mind can follow without special training. The tone is conversational, making the reading experience feel like a hands‑on workshop guided by an enthusiastic teacher.
Among the highlights are dazzling fire‑work formulas, card tricks that change rank with a whispered command, and optical curiosities such as a make‑shift camera obscura. Electrical demos range from a candle that lights itself to a bubbling liquid that flashes like lightning, while hydraulic and mechanical puzzles showcase the power of pressure and balance. Listeners will come away with a toolbox of ideas ready to be tried at home or used to spark classroom wonder.
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Endless Amusement 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. 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.
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en
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~7 hours (421K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
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Produced by Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Release date
2010-05-23
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
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This work comes from an anonymous or unidentified writer, which adds a little mystery before the story even begins. When no author can be confirmed, the focus shifts fully to the words and the world they create.
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