The Möbius strip is a non-orientable surface, meaning that within it one cannot consistently distinguish clockwise from counterclockwise turns. As a mathematical object, it was discovered by Johann Benedict Listing and August Ferdinand Möbius in 1858, but it had already appeared in Roman mosaics from the third century CE. In mathematics, a Möbius strip, Möbius band, or Möbius loop is a surface that can be formed by attaching the ends of a strip of paper together with a half-twist. Twitter johnfidler Ha ha, I was thinking exactly that earlier.A Möbius strip made with paper and adhesive tape.The story of Eleanor Cobham, Duchess of Gloucester who was tried and found guilty of necromancy in the 1440s and given a very light sentence owing to her status and influence while her co-defendants did less well, including an execution. Almost totally limbless he enjoyed a full life which included fathering 10 children, calligraphy and magic. The amazing Matthias Buchinger (left), the remarkable Georgian 29 inch man. The magicians who appeared at the Palladium – Tommy Cooper, David Nixon, Robin Harrbin. Lionel Lockyeare, a quack doctor who made his money from pills which had magical sunbeams – monument in Southwark Cathedral Stephen Coates covered him at a previous London Historians talk. Strange mid-20C artist Austin Spare was mentioned. Rahere at St Bart’s + Fanny of Cock Lane. The Roadshow included stuntman/escapologist Sylvester McCoy (played by Sylvester McCoy), whose stunts included putting a fork and nails up his nose, stuffing ferrets down his trousers and setting his head on fire. We (or rather I) nominated Ken Campbell (of Ken Campbell Roadshow fame) for services to lost theatrical arts such as necromancy. Speaking of card tricks, Andrew Scott’s Three Kings is showing again online. Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens (a magical character). Rahere at St Bartholemew the Great Church and several ghosts at Christ Church Greyfriars. The witchcraft act repealed thereafter.Ĭhung Ling Soo who failed to catch a bullet at he Wood Green Empire in 1918. Supposedly Shakespeare’s model for Prospero.ġ944, Helen Duncan, the last person found guilty of witchcraft – Churchill called it a monumental waste of time, she allegedly revealed secret of a sunken navy ship. Dr Dee (right) of Mortlake, the Elizabethan alchemist, polymath, necromancer etc came up a lot. The Harry Price Library of magical literature at Senate House has 13,000 objects, books and documents relating to magic.Īlso Dr Dee. ‘Dr Pepper’s Ghost’, after the scientist who developed an ingeneous stage illusion which remained popular for a century from the early 1800s. Then thirdly, we’d like to nominate the Millennium Stone Circle in Brockley.ĭavid Blaine in his glass box near Tower Bridge (see above). In Gypsy Hill, near Crystal Palace, people used to go to have their fortunes told. Stained glass was considered to be a sign of alchemy, so we’d like to nominate Glaziers Hall in Southwark. Talking of which, it came as a great and sad surprise to the Ed that Davenports at Charing Cross Station – long the favourite family-run emporium of many magicians – closed its doors at the end of last January. Also: the Magic Shop and Museum at Clerkenwell. Tower Bridge (David Blaine in a box) and Tabori (?) making it disappear. Hence very disjointed but fascinating stuff, some of which you may wish to follow up. Here follows a tidied up Chat dump of break-out room suggestions. We started with a short presentation by London Guide David Harry who also presented a few excellent tricks involving playing cards, paper money and a flaming wallet. The break-out room discussions this time were to be based around London and Magic. Last Wednesday was our monthly online pub meet-up via Zoom.
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