Scientific American Magazine Vol 26 Issue 3

Scientific American Magazine

Volume 26, Issue 3

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Features

Great Reduction in Cost of Steam Power--Remarkable Results

Pooley's Automatic Grain Weigher

Hydraulic Cements--Their Adaptability for Useful and Ornamental Purposes

A Paper, read before the Polytechnic Association of the American Institute by Adolph Ott. PART II.

Friction Gearing Versus Belts and Cog Wheels

Mineral Waters

The Allegheny Observatory

The Attraction of the Moon

John C. Draper

The Modern Theory of Heat Applied to the Phenomena of Latent Heat, Combustion, Etc.

P. H. Vander Weyde

Expose of the Tricks of the Davenport Brothers

P. H. Vander Weyde

Sterhydraulic Apparatus

Lewis' Twine Cutter

Poisoning by Antimony.--The Wharton Trial

What is a Machine?

Health and Disease

Artificial Fuel

The American Master Mechanics' Association

The Agassiz Exploring Expedition--Interesting Results Already Obtained

The Study of Alloys

To City Subscribers - January 13, 1872

Applications for Extension of Patents

Loiseau's Compressed Fuel

Hall of the Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, December 19, 1870.

Recent American and Foreign Patents

Under this heading we shall publish weekly notes of some of the more prominent home and foreign patents.

Departments

Correspondence - January 13, 1872

Business and Personal - January 13, 1872

New Books and Publications - January 13, 1872

Answers to Correspondents - January 13, 1872

Notes and Queries - January 13, 1872

Index of Inventions - January 13, 1872