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THE YOUNG MAN`S BOOK OF AMUSEMENT: This wonderful book was published in 1854 and within its 384 pages are Gems of Victorian Science. Its unpromising, mildly suggestive title belies a ... vast selection of interesting (& some highly ill-advised) experiments & pastimes from the 19th Century

Includes "Method of receiving the Electrical Shock from a Cat", "To Recover a Fly after being drowned several hours", and "The Electric Kite: Lethally ill-advised instructions for repeating Franklin`s experiments".