All Resolutions
(P. 56.)
Artist
- Name:
- Gilbert, C.
- Dates:
- 18??-18??
- Country:
- France
Illustration
- Subject:
- Science & technology
- Technique:
- Wood engraving
- Engraver:
- Tilly, Auguste
- Format:
- Portrait (taller)
- Source:
- The Getty Research Institute, The Internet Archive
Book
- Title:
- Les récréations scientifiques
- Author(s):
- Tissandier, Gaston
- Publisher:
- Paris: G. Masson, n.d. [1884]
Description
A man leans over a table with his cheeks puffed out to blow out a candle placed behind a bottle. This picture illustrates the principle according to which the bottle wouldn’t stop the candle from being blown out by the experimenter.
The caption reads in the original French: Manière d’éteindre une bougie placée derrière une bouteille.
Keywords: 1880s, 19th century, black & white, candle, children's book, male
