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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explanations for this very old trick have been traced back to at least 1520 by William Kalush (his research as yet unpublished).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: // | ||
It is interesting that twentieth-century Western authors decided that this very old trick likely had an Eastern origin, or perhaps they were just romanticizing the effect. Professor Hoffmann believed the trick came from Japan. The first published instance of title "The Hindu Thread" | It is interesting that twentieth-century Western authors decided that this very old trick likely had an Eastern origin, or perhaps they were just romanticizing the effect. Professor Hoffmann believed the trick came from Japan. The first published instance of title "The Hindu Thread" | ||
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