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+ | In 1787, the Italian conjurer, Signior Falconi, featured a prediction of "the Combination or Arrangements of four different Numbers" | ||
The earliest example of the Addition Test in print seems to be one by H. B. Wilton in //The Somatic Conjuror//, 1870, p. 32. The sum of three gentlemen' | The earliest example of the Addition Test in print seems to be one by H. B. Wilton in //The Somatic Conjuror//, 1870, p. 32. The sum of three gentlemen' | ||
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Frank W. Thomas uses the idea as one component of a book test methodology in his " | Frank W. Thomas uses the idea as one component of a book test methodology in his " | ||
- | Another early example is "A Good Slate Trick" in Elbiquet' | + | Another early example is "A Good Slate Trick" in Elbiquet' |
In // | In // | ||
- | The above research | + | The above is based in part on research provided by Max Maven. |
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