Scientific American Magazine
Volume 21, Issue 13You are currently logged out. Please sign in to download the issue PDF.
Features
The Latest Achievements of Engineering Science
Improvement in Apparatus for Tanning Leather, Surmounting Inclines
Operations in Cumberland Coal—To the Public Press
Prevention of Colliery Explosions
Jackson's Patent Oscillating Wagon
The Manufacture of Plate Glass in England and the United States
The Soil, the Plant, and the Animal
Goddard's Detachable Calks for Horseshoes
Aero-Steam Engines
The Adjustment of Hot-Air Furnaces
The Avondale Colliery Disaster
The Exhibition of the American Institute
The Humboldt Centennial Celebration
Rainless Districts—Freaks of the Weather
Ammonia and Its Uses in the Arts
An Example for Young Men
Editorial Summary
Manufacturing, Mining, and Railroad Items
Recent American and Foreign Patents
Answers to Correspondents
Official List of Patents
Departments
Correspondence
Business and Personal