Project Gutenberg 2010-05-23 Public domain in the USA. 205 Unknown 05017772 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. 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) "Endless Amusement" by Unknown is a collection of nearly 400 entertaining experiments in various branches of science, written in the mid-19th century. This work serves as an engaging guide to practical scientific exploration, covering topics such as acoustics, electricity, magnetism, and mechanics, among others. It is designed to be accessible, even for readers with limited scientific knowledge. At the start of "Endless Amusement," the reader is introduced to a variety of experiments that can be performed with common materials. These include producing fire through chemical reactions, creating illusions with light and perspective, and crafting miniature fireworks. Each experiment is explained with straightforward instructions, making science entertaining and approachable for enthusiasts and learners alike. The opening sets the stage for a rich exploration of whimsical yet educational scientific phenomena, ensuring the reader's curiosity is piqued right from the beginning. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Magic tricks Scientific recreations Fireworks Science -- Experiments Card tricks Q Text Browsing: Science - Chemistry/Biochemistry/Physics Browsing: Science - Physics Browsing: Science - General 552360 552340 2024-09-13T14:35:37.050418 2023-09-14T08:30:17.111022 text/html text/html 545094 2010-05-23T08:39:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2357592 2010-05-23T08:39:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2512569 2024-09-13T14:35:50.966280 application/epub+zip 2506266 2024-09-13T14:35:40.771337 application/epub+zip 247563 2024-09-13T14:35:38.620356 application/epub+zip 2903457 2024-09-13T14:35:57.808292 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2843448 2024-09-13T14:35:48.500291 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 388121 2022-09-15T04:56:43.722657 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 482204 482015 2024-09-13T14:35:35.373390 2023-09-14T08:30:15.323994 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 482132 2010-05-23T08:39:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 161231 2010-05-23T08:39:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 482142 2010-05-23T08:39:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 161189 2010-05-23T08:39:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21390 2024-09-13T14:35:59.203237 application/rdf+xml 12518 2024-09-13T14:35:39.089346 image/jpeg 3199 2024-09-13T14:35:38.868354 image/jpeg 2476073 2024-09-13T14:35:37.172367 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog More titles under Anonymous