Rational recreations.
Hooper, William, M.p.
Rational recreations, in which the principles of numbers and natural
philosophy are clearly and copiously elucidated, by a series of easy, entertaining, interesting experiments. Among which are all those commonly performed with the cards. London, Printed for L. Davis .. . MDCCLXXIV. 4v. Plates, mostly colored. Diagrams. 211% cm., in 8s. *8E 5124.2 Contents. —1. Arithmetical and mechanical experiments. 2. Experiments in optics, chromatics, and acoustics. 3. Electrical and magnetical experi- ments. 4. Experiments in pneumatics, hydrology, and pyrotechnics. With an appendix of miscellaneous recreations.
Same. 4th edition, corrected. Printed for B. Law and Son...
1794. *5965.15
This card was printed at the Boston Public Library, November 27, 1918. 15525 — T.r.— Mathematical puzzles— Playing cards— Physics— Numbers.