Scientific Amusements. All Experiments, DIY Projects and Entertainment

The entertainments, tricks, and DIY projects collected in this book were invented and realized by Tom Tit together with his son Jean in the distant 19th century, yet even today they bring joy to parents and their children.
These simple experiments develop children's imagination and resourcefulness: how to reproduce the eruption of Vesuvius with improvised materials, create a whirlwind in a decanter, or make a piano out of bottles?
The engravings of the French artist Louis Poyé perfectly convey the atmosphere of the mysteries of experiments, as the child discovers interesting instances of balance, optical illusions, and experiments with liquids and gases.