Scientific American Magazine
Volume 53, Issue 12You are currently logged out. Please sign in to download the issue PDF.
Features
The Great Tangent Galvanometer of the Cornell University
Spontaneous Combustion
As to the Sinking of the Wires
Railway Improvements Needed
Cylindrical Nuts
Shop Independence
Death Valley
A Photo-Tricycle
Improved Steam Boiler
Improved Boiler Feeder
Safety Check for Musical Boxes
Petroleum and its Application to the Running of Locomotives
Photographic Notes - September 19, 1885
The Wonderful New Star in Andromeda
Improved Blooming Mill
Salt in Ornamentation
The Microscope in the Mechanic Arts
Miscellaneous Inventions - September 19, 1885
Agricultural Inventions - September 19, 1885
Departments
Correspondence - September 19, 1885
Business and Personal - September 19, 1885
New Books and Publications - September 19, 1885
Index of Inventions - September 19, 1885
Notes and Queries - September 19, 1885
