Help us get to over 8,768 articles in 2026.

If you know of a magician not listed in MagicPedia, start a New Biography for them. Contact us at magicpediahelp@gmail.com

Magical Experiments: Difference between revisions

From Magicpedia, the free online encyclopedia for magicians by magicians.
Jump to navigation Jump to search
No edit summary
mNo edit summary
 
Line 1: Line 1:
{{BookInfo|Arthur Good|1892|Worthington Co.}}  
{{Infobox book
| author          = Arthur Good
| pub_date        = 1892
| publisher      = Worthington Co.
| subject        =
| image_file      =
| image_size      =
| image_caption  =
| editor          =
| illustrator    =
| language        = English
| pages          =
| isbn            =
| series          =
| preceded_by    =
| followed_by    =
| gbooks          = <!-- google books ID -->
}}
'''Magical Experiments or Science in Play''' is the English translation of a French book written in 1890. It is a collection of experiments with everyday household items. Many have a 'magical' twist to them, in the sense that the physical mechanisms behind them were mostly unknown at the time.


'''Magical Experiments or Science in Play''' is a collection of experiments with everyday household items. Many have a 'magical' twist to them, in the sense that the physical mechanisms behind them were mostly unknown at the time.
It was translated to English by Camden Curwen and Robert Waters.
 
This book was originally written in French in 1890, it was translated to English by Camden Curwen and Robert Waters in 1892.


== Contents ==
== Contents ==
Line 19: Line 35:
*  AMUSING FEATS
*  AMUSING FEATS
* LITTLE FEATS OF AMATEURS  
* LITTLE FEATS OF AMATEURS  
== Editions ==
== Editions ==
*  1890 - Original French
*  1890 - Original French

Latest revision as of 14:10, 3 November 2011

Magical Experiments
AuthorArthur Good
PublisherWorthington Co.
Publication Date1892
LanguageEnglish
 

Magical Experiments or Science in Play is the English translation of a French book written in 1890. It is a collection of experiments with everyday household items. Many have a 'magical' twist to them, in the sense that the physical mechanisms behind them were mostly unknown at the time.

It was translated to English by Camden Curwen and Robert Waters.

Contents

  • EXPERIMENTS IN PHYSICS
  • COMPLEMENTARY COLORS
  • CENTRIFUGAL FORCE
  • CAPILLARITY
  • ELASTICITY AND COMPRESSIBILITY OF GASES
  • HEAT
  • ACOUSTICS
  • ELECTRICITY
  • OPTICS
  • PRACTICAL GEOMETRY
  • AMUSING FEATS
  • LITTLE FEATS OF AMATEURS

Editions

  • 1890 - Original French
  • 1892 - 1st English edition, Worthington Co.
  • 1894 - 2nd English edition, David McKay, Philadelphia
Book Navigation
Category:Books by author Category:Books by publisher Category:Books by year
Category:Classic Books Category:Series Category:Manuscripts
Early Magic Books Bibliographies Magic themed novels