Scientific American, Vol. XLIII.—No. 1. [New Series.], July 3, 1880TABLE OF CONTENTS OFReading editionChapter navigation43 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterNEW YORK, July 3, 1880.Contents:MUNN & CO., Editors and Proprietors.TABLE OF CONTENTS OFFor the Week ending July 3, 1880.THE SUPERIORITY OF AMERICAN WATCHES.A REMARKABLE LITTLE STEAMER.NAVIGATION IN FOGS.EFFECT OF AGE ON THE QUALITY OF IRON.A COLLISION BETWEEN LARGE PASSENGER STEAMERS.Honors to an Aged Chemist.Perseverance under Difficulties.MAXIM'S NEW GAS MACHINEPREVENTION OF BOILER EXPLOSIONS.MISCELLANEOUS INVENTIONS.Chloroforming during Sleep.IMPROVED WATERING DIPPER.IMPROVED ELECTRIC LAMP.APPARATUS FOR PRESERVING FRUIT.New Process for Printing Gold and Silver Colors on Carpetings and other Textiles.The Edison Ore Separator Not NewNOVEL SLATE WASHER.The Utilization of Genesee Falls.Stevens Institute of Technology.NEW PORTABLE SHOWER BATH.Mines and Railroads of Leadville.MECHANICAL INVENTIONS.The Baby Elephant takes a Bath.PHYLLIRHOE BUCEPHALA.Care of Trees and Shrubs.THE FORCE OF TREE GROWTH.Perseverance with the Drowned.Simple Test for Chloral Hydrate.NATURAL HISTORY NOTES.S. P. Ruggles.SYDNEY INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION.—1879-1880.SYDNEY INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION.Corn Magnets.Astronomical Notes.Fires in New York.INDEX OF INVENTIONSEnglish Patents Issued to Americans.Previous chapter ←MUNN & CO., Editors and Proprietors.Next chapter →For the Week ending July 3, 1880.All chapters and sections (43)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsNEW YORK, July 3, 1880.Contents:MUNN & CO., Editors and Proprietors.TABLE OF CONTENTS OFFor the Week ending July 3, 1880.THE SUPERIORITY OF AMERICAN WATCHES.A REMARKABLE LITTLE STEAMER.NAVIGATION IN FOGS.EFFECT OF AGE ON THE QUALITY OF IRON.A COLLISION BETWEEN LARGE PASSENGER STEAMERS.Honors to an Aged Chemist.Perseverance under Difficulties.MAXIM'S NEW GAS MACHINEPREVENTION OF BOILER EXPLOSIONS.MISCELLANEOUS INVENTIONS.Chloroforming during Sleep.IMPROVED WATERING DIPPER.IMPROVED ELECTRIC LAMP.APPARATUS FOR PRESERVING FRUIT.New Process for Printing Gold and Silver Colors on Carpetings and other Textiles.The Edison Ore Separator Not NewNOVEL SLATE WASHER.The Utilization of Genesee Falls.Stevens Institute of Technology.NEW PORTABLE SHOWER BATH.Mines and Railroads of Leadville.MECHANICAL INVENTIONS.The Baby Elephant takes a Bath.PHYLLIRHOE BUCEPHALA.Care of Trees and Shrubs.THE FORCE OF TREE GROWTH.Perseverance with the Drowned.Simple Test for Chloral Hydrate.NATURAL HISTORY NOTES.S. P. Ruggles.SYDNEY INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION.—1879-1880.SYDNEY INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION.Corn Magnets.Astronomical Notes.Fires in New York.INDEX OF INVENTIONSEnglish Patents Issued to Americans.THE SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT← MUNN & CO., Editors and Proprietors.For the Week ending July 3, 1880. →