Project Gutenberg 2015-11-07 Public domain in the USA. 161 Perkins, Henry 1803 1889 Perkins, H. (Henry) 05017766 Parlour Magic Produced by Chris Curnow, Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Parlour Magic" by Henry Perkins is a manual of entertaining scientific experiments and illusions intended for family recreation, likely written in the mid-19th century. The work aims to provide youth with creative and instructive ways to engage their friends during leisure time, using simple experiments that can be performed at home. Through a collection of engaging phenomena and magical tricks, the book encourages young readers to explore scientific principles while fostering their ability to impress and entertain. At the start of "Parlour Magic," the author outlines the purpose of the book, emphasizing its intention to relieve boredom and enrich social gatherings through playful experimentation. Perkins introduces a variety of light and color experiments, such as changing the color of flowers using heat and showcasing the properties of light through simple apparatuses. These opening portions highlight the accessible nature of the experiments, which require minimal materials and are designed for a parlour or drawing-room setting, allowing young "conjurors" to amaze their friends with scientific magic. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 56.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Magic tricks -- Juvenile literature Scientific recreations -- Juvenile literature GV Q Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Science - Physics Category: How To ... 375945 2025-07-20T07:51:38.342254 text/html 339103 2024-10-22T23:24:56 text/html 2171768 2025-07-20T07:51:46.612299 application/epub+zip 2165911 2025-07-20T07:51:40.090260 application/epub+zip 211571 2025-07-20T07:51:39.017264 application/epub+zip 2280408 2025-07-20T07:51:51.345214 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2197938 2025-07-20T07:51:45.831278 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 302240 2022-09-22T18:21:24.364495 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 299075 2025-07-20T07:51:37.291259 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 279258 2024-10-22T23:24:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17609 2025-07-20T07:51:51.490196 application/rdf+xml 17477 2025-07-20T07:51:39.381241 image/jpeg 2557 2025-07-20T07:51:39.325254 image/jpeg 2049819 2025-07-20T07:51:38.484284 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog