Well-known stage magician John Nevil Maskelyne makes the sun disappear in this one-minute movie of a total eclipse.
Maskelyne was a famous stage magician in his era, and like many of them, he had an affinity for mechanical devices, and at least a passing interest in motion pictures. He also wrote a classicbook on cheating at cards and invented the pay toilet.
Maskelyne was a famous stage magician in his era, and like many of them, he had an affinity for mechanical devices, and at least a passing interest in motion pictures. He also wrote a classicbook on cheating at cards and invented the pay toilet.
