The true history of the ghost : and all about metempsychosis / by Professor Pepper.
- Pepper, John Henry, 1821-1900.
- Date:
- 1890
- Books
- Online
About this work
Description
"Pepper's ghost" is an illusionary technique by which a mirror and a piece of glass are used to create the appearance of ghostlike figures or objects, which can seem, to the viewer, to appear and disappear, or to spontaneous change shape. This book contains a detailed explanation of the process of creating and carrying out this illusion
Publication/Creation
London, Paris, New York, & Melbourne : Cassell & Company, 1890.
Physical description
46 pages, 16 unnumbered pages, 1 unnumbered folded leaf of plates : illustrations ; 19 cm
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Title vignette
Title on cover: The true history of Pepper's ghost
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Where to find it
Location of original
This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.