Scientific American Supplement, No. 312, December 24, 1881 by Various Authors
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Title: Scientific American Supplement, No. 312, December 24, 1881
Author: Various
Release Date: February 22, 2006 [EBook #17817]
Language: English
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SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT NO. 312
NEW YORK, DECEMBER 24, 1881.
Scientific American Supplement. Vol. XII., No. 312.
Scientific American established 1845
Scientific American Supplement, $5 a year.
Scientific American and Supplement, $7 a year.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS.
I. ENGINEERING AND MECHANICS.--Improved Fifteen Ton Traveling Crane. Designed for service in the construction of Port Alfred Harbor. South Africa. 3 figures. 4967
Improved Steam Boiler. 1 figure. 4968
The Elevated Railways of New York. 4968
Some of the Developments of Mechanical Engineering during the Last Half Century. British Association Paper. By SIR FREDERICK BRAMWELL. The steam engine.--Evaporative condenser.--Steam navigation.--Ma