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Scientific American, Vol. XLIII.—No. 1. [New Series.], July 3, 1880 A Weekly Journal Of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, And Manufactures
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SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN
A WEEKLY JOURNAL OF PRACTICAL INFORMATION, ART, SCIENCE, MECHANICS, CHEMISTRY, AND MANUFACTURES.
NEW YORK, July 3, 1880.
Vol. XLIII.—No. 1. [NEW SERIES.]
$3.20 per Annum [POSTAGE PREPAID.]
$3.20 per Annum [POSTAGE PREPAID.]
Vol. XLIII.—No. 1. [NEW SERIES.]
$3.20 per Annum [POSTAGE PREPAID.]
$3.20 per Annum [POSTAGE PREPAID.]
Contents:
AGRICULTURAL INVENTIONS.
A Rare Specimen Lost.
SIMPLE AND CHEAP PROCESS OF GAS MAKING.
MAXIM'S NEW GAS MACHINE.
Established 1845
AGRICULTURAL INVENTIONS.
A Rare Specimen Lost.
SIMPLE AND CHEAP PROCESS OF GAS MAKING.
MAXIM'S NEW GAS MACHINE.
Established 1845
MUNN & CO., Editors and Proprietors.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY AT
NO. 37 PARK ROW, NEW YORK.
TERMS FOR THE SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN.
The Scientific American Supplement
Scientific American Export Edition.
NEW YORK, SATURDAY, JULY 3, 1880.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY AT
NO. 37 PARK ROW, NEW YORK.
TERMS FOR THE SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN.
The Scientific American Supplement
Scientific American Export Edition.
NEW YORK, SATURDAY, JULY 3, 1880.
TABLE OF CONTENTS OF
THE SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT
THE SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT
No. 235,
For the Week ending July 3, 1880.
THE SUPERIORITY OF AMERICAN WATCHES.
A REMARKABLE LITTLE STEAMER.
A STRANGE EPIDEMIC.
CANNONADING OF OIL TANKS.
A STRANGE EPIDEMIC.
CANNONADING OF OIL TANKS.
NAVIGATION IN FOGS.
PROFESSOR MAYER'S TOPOPHONE.
PROFESSOR MAYER'S TOPOPHONE.
EFFECT OF AGE ON THE QUALITY OF IRON.
A COLLISION BETWEEN LARGE PASSENGER STEAMERS.
Honors to an Aged Chemist.
Perseverance under Difficulties.
MAXIM'S NEW GAS MACHINE
Fig 2.: MAXIM'S GAS MACHINE—SECTION OF INJECTOR
Fig 2.: MAXIM'S GAS MACHINE—SECTION OF INJECTOR
PREVENTION OF BOILER EXPLOSIONS.
LAWSON'S IMPROVED STEAM BOILER.
LAWSON'S IMPROVED STEAM BOILER.
MISCELLANEOUS INVENTIONS.
Chloroforming during Sleep.
IMPROVED WATERING DIPPER.
HARRISON'S WATERING DIPPER
HARRISON'S WATERING DIPPER
IMPROVED ELECTRIC LAMP.
GUEST'S IMPROVED ELECTRIC LAMP, Fig 1 and Fig 2
FRUIT-PRESERVING APPARATUS.
FRUIT-PRESERVING APPARATUS.
GUEST'S IMPROVED ELECTRIC LAMP, Fig 1 and Fig 2
FRUIT-PRESERVING APPARATUS.
FRUIT-PRESERVING APPARATUS.
APPARATUS FOR PRESERVING FRUIT.
New Process for Printing Gold and Silver Colors on Carpetings and other Textiles.
(Translated for the Commercial Bulletin.)
(Translated for the Commercial Bulletin.)
The Edison Ore Separator Not New
SMITH'S SLATE WASHER.
SMITH'S SLATE WASHER.
NOVEL SLATE WASHER.
The Utilization of Genesee Falls.
Stevens Institute of Technology.
NEW PORTABLE SHOWER BATH.
Mines and Railroads of Leadville.
AUGUSTUS R. MEYER AND COMPANY'S ORE MILL.
RAILROADS.
AUGUSTUS R. MEYER AND COMPANY'S ORE MILL.
RAILROADS.
MECHANICAL INVENTIONS.
The Baby Elephant takes a Bath.
PHYLLIRHOE BUCEPHALA.
PHYLLIRHOE BUCEPHALA—AS SEEN IN THE LIGHT.
PHYLLIRHOE BUCEPHALA—SHOWING IN THE DARK THE LUMINOUS SPOTS.
PHYLLIRHOE BUCEPHALA—SHOWING IN THE DARK THE LUMINOUS SPOTS.
PHYLLIRHOE BUCEPHALA—AS SEEN IN THE LIGHT.
PHYLLIRHOE BUCEPHALA—SHOWING IN THE DARK THE LUMINOUS SPOTS.
PHYLLIRHOE BUCEPHALA—SHOWING IN THE DARK THE LUMINOUS SPOTS.
Care of Trees and Shrubs.
THE FORCE OF TREE GROWTH.
Perseverance with the Drowned.
Simple Test for Chloral Hydrate.
NATURAL HISTORY NOTES.
S. P. Ruggles.
SYDNEY INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION.—1879-1880.
Extracts from the Report of the Judges in Horology.
DEPARTMENT III.—EDUCATION AND SCIENCE.
CONCLUSION OF THE REPORT.
AMERICAN WATCH COMPANY, OF WALTHAM, MASS., U. S. A.,
VICTOR KULLBERG
RESUME OF THE JURY'S EXAMINATION
FACSIMILE DIAGRAM SHOWING THE CHANGE IN RATE OF WATCHES TESTED AT THE OBSERVATORY, SYDNEY, FEBRUARY 17 TO 26, 1880.
Extracts from the Report of the Judges in Horology.
DEPARTMENT III.—EDUCATION AND SCIENCE.
CONCLUSION OF THE REPORT.
AMERICAN WATCH COMPANY, OF WALTHAM, MASS., U. S. A.,
VICTOR KULLBERG
RESUME OF THE JURY'S EXAMINATION
FACSIMILE DIAGRAM SHOWING THE CHANGE IN RATE OF WATCHES TESTED AT THE OBSERVATORY, SYDNEY, FEBRUARY 17 TO 26, 1880.
SYDNEY INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION.
NICOLE & NIELSEN.
THOS. RUSSELL & SONS
S. BACKSCHMID
N. CASTLEBERG & CO.
A. LANGE & SONS
LOUIS AUDEMARS
G. TRIBANDEAU
A. H. RODANET
INTERNATIONAL WATCH COMPANY
NICOLE & NIELSEN.
THOS. RUSSELL & SONS
S. BACKSCHMID
N. CASTLEBERG & CO.
A. LANGE & SONS
LOUIS AUDEMARS
G. TRIBANDEAU
A. H. RODANET
INTERNATIONAL WATCH COMPANY
Corn Magnets.
Experiments on the Resistance of Materials.
ENGINEERING INVENTIONS.
Improved Steam Canal Boat.
Experiments on the Resistance of Materials.
ENGINEERING INVENTIONS.
Improved Steam Canal Boat.
Astronomical Notes.
POSITIONS OF PLANETS FOR JULY, 1880.
Mercury.
Venus.
Mars.
Jupiter.
Saturn.
Uranus.
Neptune.
POSITIONS OF PLANETS FOR JULY, 1880.
Mercury.
Venus.
Mars.
Jupiter.
Saturn.
Uranus.
Neptune.
Fires in New York.
ASPIRATOR AND COMPRESSOR.
New Photoglyptic Process.*
NEW INVENTIONS.
[OFFICIAL.]
ASPIRATOR AND COMPRESSOR.
New Photoglyptic Process.*
NEW INVENTIONS.
[OFFICIAL.]
INDEX OF INVENTIONS
FOR WHICH
Letters Patent of the United States were Granted in the Week Ending;
June 1, 1880,
AND EACH BEARING THAT DATE.
DESIGNS.
TRADE MARKS.
FOR WHICH
Letters Patent of the United States were Granted in the Week Ending;
June 1, 1880,
AND EACH BEARING THAT DATE.
DESIGNS.
TRADE MARKS.
English Patents Issued to Americans.
From May 25 to June 1, 1880, inclusive.
From May 25 to June 1, 1880, inclusive.
The Complete Practical Machinist
HENRY CAREY BAIRD & CO.,
HENRY CAREY BAIRD & CO.,
FOR SALE,
Pittsburgh Exposition Society.
THE FOURTH
THE FOURTH
EXPOSITION AND FAIR
Office, GERMANIA BANK BUILDING, 89 Wood St.
MANUFACTURED by our NEW PATENT PROCESS.
The Best in the World.
POSITIVE BLAST.
Office, GERMANIA BANK BUILDING, 89 Wood St.
MANUFACTURED by our NEW PATENT PROCESS.
The Best in the World.
POSITIVE BLAST.
IRON REVOLVERS, PERFECTLY BALANCED
IS SIMPLER, AND HAS
FEWER PARTS THAN ANY OTHER BLOWER.
P. H. & F. M. ROOTS, Manuf'rs, CONNERSVILLE, IND.
P. H. & F. M. ROOTS, Manuf'rs, CONNERSVILLE, IND.
IS SIMPLER, AND HAS
FEWER PARTS THAN ANY OTHER BLOWER.
P. H. & F. M. ROOTS, Manuf'rs, CONNERSVILLE, IND.
P. H. & F. M. ROOTS, Manuf'rs, CONNERSVILLE, IND.
STEAM PUMPS.
WATERWORKS PUMPING ENGINES
DELAMATER IRON WORKS
DELAMATER IRON WORKS
Driven or Tube Wells
DAVID W. POND, Worcester, Mass.
JOSEPH C. TODD,
PATERSON, N. J.,
PATERSON, N. J.,
Engineer and Machinist.
THE NEW
THE NEW
Baxter Patent Portable Steam Engine.
J. C. TODD,
Miners and Manufacturers of Asbestos,
BOSTON, MASS.,
J. C. TODD,
Miners and Manufacturers of Asbestos,
BOSTON, MASS.,
Lathes, Planers, Drills, &c,
LIQUID PAINTS, ROOFING, BOILER COVERINGS,
LIQUID PAINTS, ROOFING, BOILER COVERINGS,
17-STOP ORGANS
Stroudsburg, Monroe County, Pa.
Low Pressure Binary Absorption System.
Stroudsburg, Monroe County, Pa.
Low Pressure Binary Absorption System.
HARRIS-CORLISS ENGINE
ASBESTOS MATERIALS,
40,000 IN ACTUAL USE.
NATHAN & DREYFUS,
HYDRANT PRESSURE
STROUDSBURG, PA.
EMERY WHEELS AND GRINDERS.
Mason's Friction Clutches and Elevators.
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ASBESTOS MATERIALS,
40,000 IN ACTUAL USE.
NATHAN & DREYFUS,
HYDRANT PRESSURE
STROUDSBURG, PA.
EMERY WHEELS AND GRINDERS.
Mason's Friction Clutches and Elevators.
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