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The French Armorclad War Ship Brennus

The Rudder of the Brennus

The Boston Navy Yard

Sinking Wells and Shafts

By Henry Davey

New Method of Transforming Heat into Mechanical Energy

By Herman Mehner

Draught and Haulage of Road Vehicles

Gas Leakage

By Charles H. Nettleton

Bronzing

Art in Modern Carriages

The Decorative Treatment of Natural Foliage

By Hugh Stannus

Improved Alternating Current Dynamo

Early History of the Discovery and use of Tin

Wollomombi Falls

The Trout Parasite of Yellowstone Park: Its Resemblance to Tænia Solium

The Volcano of Bogaslov

The Whale Fishery

Soap Bubble Blower

The Central Lateral Motion of the Worlds of Space

Sewage Disposal for Towns and Cities

The Manufacture of Nitro-Cellulose

By J. B. Littlewood

The “Sleeping Sickness” of West Africa

A Crystalline Albuminoid from Oats

Building Plans and Specifications

Patents!

Useful Engineering Books

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