Scientific American Magazine
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Features
Improved Shingle Machine
Water Purified from Lead
Franklinite Metal
The North Atlantic Telegraph Line
Report of the Secretary of War
Report of the Secretary of the Interior
Report of the Postmaster-General
The Lime Light at the London Crystal Palace
Report of the Secretary of the Treasury
Does a Red-Hot Stove Burn the Air?
Bayley's Railroad Joint and Spike
The Chemistry of Tanning
Our Steam Fire Engines
Recipes for Making Fancy Inks
A New Method of Manufacturing Ammonia
Circulation of Government Books
A Column of Varieties
Amount of Tanning in Some Materials
Resin Oil for Steamers
Ullman's Hygrometer
Improved Catch Bolt
Durability of American Ships
Philadelphia-Built War Steamers
Extension of an Important Patent
An Immense Year's Business !
Steam Engineering in 1860
Manufacture of Mammoth Cannon
American Ships and Shipbuilding
Weekly Summary of Inventions - January 7, 1860
New York Markets
Patent Claims - January 7, 1860
Foreign News and Markets - January 7, 1860
Hints to our Readers
Improved Corn-Planter
Harris' Carriage Seat
Departments
Notes and Queries - January 7, 1860
