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====== Gypsy or Hindu Thread Trick ====== | ====== Gypsy or Hindu Thread Trick ====== | ||
- | This very old trick, for which written explanations | + | Written explanations for this very old trick have been traced back to at least 1520 by William Kalush (his research as yet unpublished). Later sixteenth-century sources include //Livre nouveau, nommé le difficile des receptes// published by Jacques Moderne |
In 1904, Professor Hoffmann was still describing the traditional method using two lengths of thread: // | In 1904, Professor Hoffmann was still describing the traditional method using two lengths of thread: // |