Scientific American Magazine Vol 113 Issue 14

Scientific American Magazine

Volume 113, Issue 14

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Features

The Exchange of Severely Wounded Prisoners, The Progress of Library Service and more

The Development of the Army Pistol

How the All-Important Stopping Power Requisite Has Resulted in the Adoption of Large Calibres

Edward C. Crossman

Stefánsson's New Found Land

A Résumé of Work Done by the Canadian Arctic Expedition

Herbert J. Spinden

Strategic Moves of the War, September 21st 1915

Matthew E. Hanna

A Question of Increase

How Small is the Chance That An Individual Will Grow Up

Cost of the War in Airships

Summary of the Airship Losses of the Central Empires Since the Beginning of the War

Ladislas d'Orcy

Collapse of the Subway Work on Seventh Avenue

Possible Cause of the Accident and the Lessons It Teaches

Recoil Mechanism of Modern Guns

High Rate of Fire of Present-day Field Pieces due to Elimination of Resighting and Readjustment

Scientific Solution of the World's Cotton Problem

Lehman Johnson

Floating Hospitals of Europe

Complete in Every Detail, These Vessels Accommodate the Wounded of Naval Engagements

Alfred Gradenwitz

Austrian Gun Boats on the Danube, Protection from Lightning and more

Frederick von Pilis

The Naval Advisory Board of Inventions—I

A Brief Biographical Summary of Its Membership

America As Her Own Chemist

First National Exposition of Chemical Industries Discloses Great Strides Made in Manufacture of Chemicals and Equipment

How an Incendiary was Foiled in the Great Pabst Plant at Milwaukee

Chas. W. Henning

Patents of Chile, Legal Notes

How to Drink from a Bubbling Fountain. “Bite the Bubble”

Departments

Correspondence - October 2, 1915

The Heavens in October 1915

Recently Patented Inventions - October 2, 1915

New Books, Etc. - October 2, 1915

Notes and Queries - October 2, 1915