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Maskelyne Nevil: more books (76)

The fraud of modern "Theosophy" exposed: A brief history of the greatest imposture ever perpetrated under the cloak of religion by John Nevil Maskelyne, 1913
Levitation: Physics And Psychology In The Service Of Deception by Jim Ottaviani, 2007-07-02
Addition to the preface of the Nautical Almanac of 1812, by the Astronomer Royal (The nautical almanac and astronomical ephemeris for the year) by John Pond, 1812
Modern magic: A practical treatise on the art of conjuring by Hoffmann, 1904
A brief history of the famous box trick which obtained the Â£500 reward: After the case had been argued in the Court of Queen's Bench, the Court of Appeal, and the House of Lords by J. W Lynn, 1900
St. George's Hall: Behind the scenes at England's home of mystery (Magical pro-files) by Anne Ashley Davenport, 2001

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Mask Dynasty
My main focus is the wartime career of Jasper maskelyne. Here are some commentsby Alistair maskelyne culled from his earlier letters
http://www.maskelynemagic.com/maskdynasty.html

Extractions: Previous Next MASKELYNE DYNASTY My main focus is the wartime career of Jasper Maskelyne. However, some of the information gleaned about other members of the Maskelyne family is worth recording, particularly the dubious Astronomer Royal connection, the rivalry between Jasper and his brothers and the recurrent financial problems. Here are some comments by Alistair Maskelyne culled from his earlier letters: "I am the first born of two children, father Jasper Maskelyne and mother Evelyn Enid Mary Maskelyne ( nee Home Douglas). The interesting thing about these facts is that neither family on both my fathers and mothers side rightfully used the names under which they were married: my father had claims to the Maskelyne family estate "Basset Down", in Wiltshire. As a small boy I was taken to see the old mansion (long since burned down and given over to industrial use) which both my father and my mother were convinced was theirs by right. On my mothers side, the name of Home Douglas was assumed by her father, whose family name was Klopp, just prior to the outbreak of the first world war. Done for obvious reasons. He was a successful civil engineer in Edwardian England , and did not wish to have racial prejudice added to his other problems: an expensive mistress in London and a large legitimate family in the country. Contrary to the textbook accounts of conjuring history, Alistair points out that his famous great-grandfather John Nevil Maskelyne was not strictly descended from the Maskelyne lineage! This tends to undercut the legend promulgated in White Magic and the opening chapter of The War Magician, that the Maskelyne family would only possess special powers for ten generations and that Jasper Maskelyne , alas, was the tenth generation.
L'industrie Horlogère Suisse - Les Grands Noms De L'horlogerie - MASKELYNE
beaucoup occupé des essais chronométriques de Harrison et de Mudge.
http://www.fhs.ch/fr/perso/?perso=maskelyne
Weight Of The World Challenge Repeated 230-year-old 'Schiehallion' Measurement
The mass of the Earth was first determined in 1774 by the then Astronomer RoyalNevil maskelyne who used the mountain Schiehallion in Perthshire as a
http://www.physorg.com/news4849.html

Extractions: The survey takes less than two minutes, there's nothing to identify you personally, and you won't receive any email or other sales pitches by participating. June 30, 2005 The world was weighed on 21st June 2005, in a new experiment inspired by the famed 'Schiehallion' measurement. The initiative, known as the Weigh the World challenge, was unveiled on 7th June 2005 at Glasgow Science Centre, where the results will be revealed to the public in July. Weigh the World is the brainchild of three young astronomers who run Glasgow-based scientific consultancy Counting Thoughts and their idea has the support of Professor John Brown, the Astronomer Royal for Scotland. The organisers hope to raise the public profile of science, in particular physics and astronomy, at a time when thought-provoking parallels can be drawn between the weight of the world and the G8 summit scheduled to take place at Gleneagles in July.

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