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.