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Scientific American Magazine Vol 11 Issue 20

Scientific American Magazine

Volume 11, Issue 20

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Features

Improved Drilling Machine, Carbonization of Illuminating Gas

Donald Mckay's Defense of the Navy

The Geology of Petroleum

Improvement in Photography

The Engines of the “Dictator”

Recent American Patents

Interesting English Patents

The “Union” Lamp

Fine Tools

Location of Steam Gages and Indicators

Extension of Patents--For Whose Benefit they are Granted

Light Wanted

War a Stimulant to Invention

Making Sirup from Corn

The Rocks in Which Petroleum is Found

Second Trial of the 1,000-Pounder

New Books and Publications

Purifying Gas by Oxide of Iron

Patent Claims

Issued From The United States for the week ending November 1, 1864 Reported official for the scientific American

A New Electric Annunciator

To Our Readers

Reynold's Bobbin

Departments

Correspondence

Notes and Queries