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John Boys, Esq. gave him in all twenty pounds, but he died a young man, and left his self-working pumps unfinished.
Letter 413 2009
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All the tricks in "Magical Mathematics" are of the "self-working" variety—meaning they require little or no physical skill—and while a grasp of the underlying mathematics is helpful, it is by no means a necessity.
Pick a Card, Any Card Alex Stone 2011
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Some of these operations are done by hand, but it is very interesting to see self-working machines planing the sheets of metal to precisely the required thinness with mathematical exactness.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 488, May 9, 1885 Various
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Steinmeyer is also the inventor of two of the best self-working card tricks of recent times, and with his permission, we survey these below, in our own words, before considering some variations and presentational options.
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Yeomen were "self-working farmers," distinct from the elite because they worked their land themselves alongside any slaves they owned.
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Steinmeyer is also the inventor of two of the best self-working card tricks of recent times, and with his permission, we survey these below, in our own words, before considering some variations and presentational options.
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Yeomen were "self-working farmers," distinct from the elite because they worked their land themselves alongside any slaves they owned.
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Yeomen were "self-working farmers," distinct from the elite because they worked their land themselves alongside any slaves they owned.
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Steinmeyer is also the inventor of two of the best self-working card tricks of recent times, and with his permission, we survey these below, in our own words, before considering some variations and presentational options.
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Steinmeyer is also the inventor of two of the best self-working card tricks of recent times, and with his permission, we survey these below, in our own words, before considering some variations and presentational options.
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