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Author(s): Somerville M.F.G.
ISBN(s): 9781896886367, 1896886361
Edition: 2
File Details: PDF, 5.23 MB
Year: 2001
Language: english
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ISBN 10: 1330427831
ISBN 13: 978-1330427835
Author: Mary Somerville

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Mechanism of the heavens 2nd Table of contents:

  1. Resources of ancient magic
  2. Superstitions and delusions
  3. Ocular illusions
  4. Spectral illusions
  5. Anecdotes of apparitions
  6. Deceptions of science
  7. Modern necromancy
  8. Magic lantern
  9. Phantasmagoria
  10. Magic mirror
  11. Singular experiments
  12. Changeable portraits
  13. Breathing light and darkness
  14. Spectre of the Brocken
  15. Fata Morgana
  16. Enchanted coast
  17. Explanation of spectre ships
  18. Optical phenomena explained
  19. Delusions depending on the
  20. Speaking heads
  21. Invisible girl
  22. Ventriloquism
  23. Musical sounds
  24. Glasses broken with the voice
  25. Kaleidophone
  26. Silence produced from two sounds
  27. Vocal statue of Memnon
  28. The musical mountain
  29. Ancient and modern feats of strength
  30. Feats of Eckeberg
  31. Of Topham
  32. Of Belzoni
  33. Walking along the ceiling inverted
  34. Pneumatic apparatus in the foot of the housefly and lizard
  35. Mechanical automata of the ancients
  36. Automata of Dedalus
  37. Wooden Pigeon of Archytus
  38. Mechanical peacock
  39. Vaucansons duck which ate and digested its food
  40. Automaton chessplayer explained
  41. Examples of wonderful machinery
  42. Duncans tambouring machinery
  43. Babbages calculating machinery
  44. Wonders of chemistry
  45. Art of breathing fire
  46. Art of walking on redhot iron
  47. Workmen plunge their hands in melted copper
  48. Darkness produced from two LXIV Spontaneous combustion XXVI Acoustic figures LXII Trial of ordeal by fire
  49. Incombustible dresses
  50. Burning cliffs
  51. Acoustic automaton LXVI Spontaneous combustion of
  52. Kempelens talking engine LXVII Natural firetemples of the Guebres
  53. Kratzensteins speaking machine XXXIII Williss talking machine LXVIII Spontaneous fires on the Caspian
  54. Singular phenomena of sound XXXV Powers of sound in throwing LXIX Springs of inflammable gas near Glasgow
  55. Dog killed by sound XXXVII Remarkable echoes XXXXVIII Subterranean noises XXXXIX Echo at the Menai bridge XL Temporary deafness prod…

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