Scientific American
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A WEEKLY JOURNAL OF PRACTICAL INFORMATION, ART, SCIENCE, MECHANICS, CHEMISTRY, AND MANUFACTURES.
Vol. XXXIX.—No. 6 NEW YORK, AUGUST 10, 1878 $3.20 per Annum.
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Reading edition
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A WEEKLY JOURNAL OF PRACTICAL INFORMATION, ART, SCIENCE, MECHANICS, CHEMISTRY, AND MANUFACTURES.
Vol. XXXIX.—No. 6 NEW YORK, AUGUST 10, 1878 $3.20 per Annum.
[NEW SERIES.] [POSTAGE PREPAID.]