Introduction on superstition and magic; the eye and optical illusion; mirrors, the magic lantern and phantasmagoria; miscellaneous optical illusions; marvellous natural phenomena; acoustic illusions and the effects of sounds; mechanical inventions and feats of strength; automata; chemical wonders; spontaneous combustion and explosions. Bound with Defoe's Journal of the Plague Year, an accouint of the plague in London in 1665. Illustrated with engravings.
| Item number | 39177 |
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| Category | Book |
| Type | Science |
| Dimensions | length 148mm; breadth 103mm; thickness 38mm |
| Language | English |
| Country of origin | UK |
| Related people | Sir David Brewster (author) |
| Daniel Defoe (author) |
Part of the Bill Douglas and Peter Jewell Collection