Scientific American Magazine
Volume 17, Issue 7You are currently logged out. Please sign in to download the issue PDF.
Features
Method of Raising Ice, Method of Utilizing Heat in Steam Boilers, and more
Transmission of Water Power for Long Distances
Editorial Correspondence
Manufacture of Magnesium and Sodium
Dutton and Maguire's Pump Tube
Clark's Combined Boiler Bolt and Ferrule
Another Petroleum Disaster. Danger of Transporting Crude Petroleum
Manufacturing, Mining, and Railroad Items
Editorial Summary
Recent American and Foreign Patents
Answers to Correspondents
Kochensperger's Brake Holder
Villard's Crucible Tongs
Davey's Steam Trap
The Duty of Usefulness--A Business for Every Man
The Cost of Artificial Light
A Uniform System of Coinage and the Proper Ratio of Values
The Metric System as a Branch of Education
Dangers of the Gas Made from the Volatile Constituents of Petroleum
Poisonous Character of So-Called “California Rosewood”
Trial of Steam Fire Engines
Transplanting Trees--The Best Time and Way
The Metal Nickel--Its Use in Coinage
Patents and Claims
Patent Office Decisions
Departments
Correspondence
Business and Personal
