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Scientific American Magazine Vol 30 Issue 18

Scientific American Magazine

Volume 30, Issue 18

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Features

Improved Governor

Progress of Underground Railways in London

A Tree that Keeps a Standing Army

A New Comet

The Effective Power of Steam Engines

Compartment Ships

The Oremation Question

Another New Motor

Improved Portable Oiler

Improved Combination Scissors

An Instantaneous Life Preserving Raft

Prevention in Place of Cure

James Bogardus

Scientific and Practical Information - May 2, 1874

Strain Diagrams--What They Are and What They Tell Us

R. H. Thurston

Improved Mitering Machine - May 2, 1874

Christie's Railroad Detachable Claw Bar

Safety Bell Signal for Railways

The Steam Siren or Fog Horn

The Pyrophone

The English Telegraphs

B. Prescott

Recent American and Foreign Patents - May 2, 1874

Answers to Correspondents - May 2, 1874

Communications Received - May 2, 1874

Canadian Patents - May 2, 1874

Departments

Correspondence - May 2, 1874

Business and Personal - May 2, 1874

Index of Inventions - May 2, 1874

Patents - May 2, 1874