Mathematics, Magic & Mystery Book mmla_Thom Peterson 3SP by Michael Murray &

3SP by Michael Murray & Paul Younghusband

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the drawing and little mask instantly change into a real mask that the magician can now put on his face

The Alternate Shift

Mathematics, Magic & Mystery Book mmla_Thom Peterson 3SP by Michael Murray &Why do card tricks work? How can magicians do astonishing feats of mathematics mentally? Why do stage "mind reading" tricks work? As a rule we simply accept these tricks as "magic," we seldom recognize that they are really demonstrations of strict laws based on probability, sets, theory of numbers, topology and other branches of mathematics. This is the first book length study of this fascinating branch of recreational mathematics. Written by one of