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Asiatic Locomotives Constructed in Germany

By Frank C. Perkins

Scientific Investigation and Progress

An Experimental Electric Railroad

Electricity in Manufacturing Plants

Electrons and Atmospheric Electricity

The Earthing of Electric Transformers

Caisson Disease

A Resume of Recent Progress in the Study of Radium and Radio-Activity

Magnetism of Basalt

The Cody Kites

Platinum and Osmium

Making the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi a Ship Channel

The Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1902-3

By Otto Nordenskj*amp*ouml;ld

The Boscoreale Frescos

Chinese Medicine

By James M. Flint

Engineering Notes

Electrical Notes

The Microscope used as a Magic Lantern

By Walter Bagshaw

Trade Suggestions from United States Consuls

Trade Notes and Recipes

Patents!

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