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- | In untitled notebook from c. 1800, a trick is described where a compass needle stops on a chosen card in a circle. The method is a subtle bend in the support pin, which causes the needle to settle by gravity in a predetermined direction. Will Houstoun transcribed the manuscript and published it as //The Notebook//, 2009, p. 21. This is a precursor of the better known "The Hand of Cleopatra", | + | In untitled notebook from c. 1800, a trick is described where a compass needle stops on a chosen card in a circle. The method is a subtle bend in the support pin, which causes the needle to settle by gravity in a predetermined direction. Will Houstoun transcribed the manuscript and published it as //The Notebook//, 2009, p. 21. This is a precursor of the better known "The Hand of Cleopatra," |
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