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La magie des fêtes foraines

The magic of funfairs

Let's go back a few decades to a time when funfairs were synonymous with shows and attractions of all kinds. In those days, between the wild animal tamer and the...

The magic of funfairs

Let's go back a few decades to a time when funfairs were synonymous with shows and attractions of all kinds. In those days, between the wild animal tamer and the...

An Online Magical Bibliography

Some were already familiar with this site, but we had the pleasure of presenting a conference at the FFAP congress on a tool developed by Jack Cooper and Thibault Ternon,...

An Online Magical Bibliography

Some were already familiar with this site, but we had the pleasure of presenting a conference at the FFAP congress on a tool developed by Jack Cooper and Thibault Ternon,...

Jacques de Falaise : le polyphage

Jacques de Falaise: The Polyphagist

Jacques de Falaise, whom all of Paris had seen, swallowed eels, birds, live mice; a pipe, nuts, a watch; and even introduced an eighteen-inch saber blade into his stomach (1)...

Jacques de Falaise: The Polyphagist

Jacques de Falaise, whom all of Paris had seen, swallowed eels, birds, live mice; a pipe, nuts, a watch; and even introduced an eighteen-inch saber blade into his stomach (1)...

When Nevil Maskelyne made the Sun disappear

While the name Nevil Maskelyne (1863-1924) almost immediately conjures up the image of a talented British magician, his role as an inventor and scientist is too often forgotten. Studying electromagnetic...

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When Nevil Maskelyne made the Sun disappear

While the name Nevil Maskelyne (1863-1924) almost immediately conjures up the image of a talented British magician, his role as an inventor and scientist is too often forgotten. Studying electromagnetic...

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Houdini, le célèbre … aviateur !

Houdini, the famous... aviator!

March 1910, Melbourne (Australia): the propellers accelerate to lift a Voisin biplane into the air. At the controls was a man usually firmly attached to the ground, and for good...

Houdini, the famous... aviator!

March 1910, Melbourne (Australia): the propellers accelerate to lift a Voisin biplane into the air. At the controls was a man usually firmly attached to the ground, and for good...

L’histoire de l’automate Arlequin

The Story of Arlequin the Automaton

It was a little harlequin whose functions consisted of opening the box in which he was enclosed, jumping out to perform a few movements, and returning to his prison when...

The Story of Arlequin the Automaton

It was a little harlequin whose functions consisted of opening the box in which he was enclosed, jumping out to perform a few movements, and returning to his prison when...