Scientific American

May 14, 1870

Volume 22, Issue 20

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Improved Portable Engine for Agricultural Use

Meteors

McNeil's Improved Tobacco Pipe

Obituary--Zerah Colburn, Engineer, and Leading Writer of Engineering Papers

Mechanical Recreations - May 14, 1870

Steam Boiler Inspection

The American Museum of Natural History

The Dangers of Drugs

Scientific Intelligence- May 14, 1870

Chemistry of Zirconium

Curious Associations among Animals

Recent American and Foreign Patents- May 14, 1870

Applications for Extension of Patents- May 14, 1870

United States District Court--Southren District before Judge Blatchford Patent for Making Veneers

Answers to Correspondents- May 14, 1870

Official List of Patents- May 14, 1870

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Letters
Correspondence- May 14, 1870
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Business and Personal- May 14, 1870

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Features

Improved Portable Engine for Agricultural Use

Meteors

McNeil's Improved Tobacco Pipe

Obituary--Zerah Colburn, Engineer, and Leading Writer of Engineering Papers

Mechanical Recreations - May 14, 1870

Steam Boiler Inspection

The American Museum of Natural History

The Dangers of Drugs

Scientific Intelligence- May 14, 1870

Chemistry of Zirconium

Curious Associations among Animals

Recent American and Foreign Patents- May 14, 1870

Applications for Extension of Patents- May 14, 1870

United States District Court--Southren District before Judge Blatchford Patent for Making Veneers

Answers to Correspondents- May 14, 1870

Official List of Patents- May 14, 1870

Departments

Correspondence- May 14, 1870

Business and Personal- May 14, 1870

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