Scientific American Magazine
Volume 17, Issue 8You are currently logged out. Please sign in to download the issue PDF.
Features
Adaptation of the Hydraulic Jack to Starting Engines from their Dead Centers
Machine for Fluting Trimmings, Etc.
Ornamenting Glass, Porcelain, Etc.
Fish Culture
Science Familiarly Illustrated
How Marl is Mined in New Jersey
Manufacturing, Mining, and Railroad Items
Editorial Summary
Extension Notice
Answers to Correspondents
Recent American and Foreign Patents
Fulton's Alarm Gage Cock
Device for Perforating Cigar Ends
Improved Clasp for Machine Belts
Combined Crayon Sharpener and Weight for Tailors
Measuring Mechanical Power--The Unreliability of Belts
The Importance of Learning a Trade
The East River Bridge
Comparative Weight of English and American Screw Engines
The Career of a Working Man
Agricultural Engineering
Trial of Steel Rails--Novel Railroad Office
Patents and Claims
Departments
Correspondence
Business and Personal
Patents
