The Multiple Eyes of Insects, December 1926
Insects Have Many Eye-lenses. Do They See a Separate Image with Each Lens, or a Single Image as Does the Human Being? Recent Experiments Show that Certain Established Beliefs About Insect Vision Are Wrong
Volume 135, Issue 6
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Features
The Month in Medical Science
A Review and Commentary on Progress in the Medical and Surgical Field
Eclipsing Variables
Stars Which Revolve in Pairs, Somewhat Like Dumbbells, Alternately Eclipse One Another. Recent Studies of Such a Pair Strikingly Confirm the Previous Theories of Astronomers Concerning the Several Characteristics of the Stars
Marvelous Crystal Structures from Cloudland
The Largest Sundial in the World
Luminous Bacteria, the Smallest Lamps in the World
The Characteristics and Efficiency 6f a Lighting Plant of Twenty Quadrillionths of a Candle Power
Will You Travel Safely in the United States?
New 6,000,000 Cubic-foot Airships for Our Navy
These Ships, Specially Designed for Helium Inflation, Will Have the Motors Mounted Internally, Thereby Reducing Head-resistance
A New Tool for the Research Scientist
Many Interesting Experiments Have Been Performed With the Improved Cathode-ray Tube. They May Lead to Discoveries Which May Be Even More Startling Than Those Made With X Rays
The Scientific American Sport-plane Trophy Race
Extraordinary Speed Was Attained at the Philadelphia National Air Races
Edison Glimpsed at Radio in 1875
Scintillating Sparks Led to Discovery of Etheric Force
How Science Can Improve Your Golf
A Highly Interesting Article on the Reasons for the Vagaries of the Flight of Golf Balls that Was Prompted by a Former Article by Professor Sheldon
The Development of Childrens' Toys
American-made Toys Have Ushered In a New Era of Instructive Recreation
Tools and Household Implements of the Ancient Egyptians, Preserved by the Dry Climate, Now Show Us How They Lived
How the Nations Will Pay Us their War Debts
Peace-time Medals for Heroism and Service
A Flock of Unique Hybrids
Nature Plays a Curious Prank in Mating a Domestic Sheep and a Wild Ram
A Violin Played by Mechanical Hands
How 50,000,000 Rabbits Furnish Milady's Furs
The Chimes of Catalina Island
How Washington's Garbage Pays Dividends
Efficient Disposal Plant Reclaims Valuable Oils and Greases
From the Scrap-book of Science--Camera Shots of Scientific Happenings
Applied Science for the Amateur
A department devoted to the presentation of useful ideas wherein will be found material of practical value for those who are mechanically inclined