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Gliding Experiments

Speed of Ocean Currents

The German Gunboat “Ersatz Iltis”

Gas and Petroleum Engines at the Brussels Exhibition

The Stevens Valve Gear for Marine Engines

By Andrew Fletcher

Old Time Pharmacy

Ducks and their Standard Breeds

Modern Distillation of Wood, for the Production of Acetic Acid, Wood Spirit and Acetone in a Pure form

Engineering Notes

Selected Formulae

Miscellaneous Notes

The Pygmies

The Ruins and Excavations of Ancient Rome

The Orientation of Greek Temples

The True Expression of the Physiognomy

Telepathy

Patents

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