Scientific American, Volume XXXVI., No. 8, February 24, 1877Front matterReading editionChapter navigation41 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterA WEEKLY JOURNAL OF PRACTICAL INFORMATION, ART, SCIENCE, MECHANICS, CHEMISTRY, AND MANUFACTURES.Scientific American.Introductory materialDATES AND THE DATE PALM.Panthers as Seed Distributors.FOR POSTERITY—A SUGGESTION.THE LOST ARTS IN NEW YORK.THE BLUE GLASS DECEPTION.THE WETLI MOUNTAIN RAILROAD AND ITS DISASTROUS TRIAL TRIP.Leghorn Hens.Sawdust in Rough Casting.Absence of White Color in Animals.IMPROVED TROLLING HOOK.Purification of Wool and Woolen Stuff.Caffeone.THE HEMI-PLUNGER.Supreme Court Patent Decision.Planing Mill Machinery.Suicide Statistics.Communications.NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES.ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PATENT OFFICE.The Iron Trade In England.IMPROVED LATHE CHUCK.SCREW-CUTTING LATHES.Natural Ornaments in Winter.IMPROVED HARNESS COCKEYE.PROPOSED CREMATION TEMPLE.PAPIN'S STEAM ENGINE.The Speaking Telegraph.NEW BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS.NEW AGRICULTURAL INVENTIONS.NEW MISCELLANEOUS INVENTIONS.NEW MECHANICAL AND ENGINEERING INVENTIONS.Business and PersonalNotes & QueriesCOMMUNICATIONS RECEIVED.HINTS TO CORRESPONDENTS.INDEX OF INVENTIONSAdvertisements.Beginning of this editionNext chapter →A WEEKLY JOURNAL OF PRACTICAL INFORMATION, ART, SCIENCE, MECHANICS, CHEMISTRY, AND MANUFACTURES.All chapters and sections (41)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsA WEEKLY JOURNAL OF PRACTICAL INFORMATION, ART, SCIENCE, MECHANICS, CHEMISTRY, AND MANUFACTURES.Scientific American.Opening pagesIntroductory materialOther sectionsDATES AND THE DATE PALM.Panthers as Seed Distributors.FOR POSTERITY—A SUGGESTION.THE LOST ARTS IN NEW YORK.THE BLUE GLASS DECEPTION.THE WETLI MOUNTAIN RAILROAD AND ITS DISASTROUS TRIAL TRIP.Leghorn Hens.Sawdust in Rough Casting.Absence of White Color in Animals.IMPROVED TROLLING HOOK.Purification of Wool and Woolen Stuff.Caffeone.THE HEMI-PLUNGER.Supreme Court Patent Decision.Planing Mill Machinery.Suicide Statistics.Communications.NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES.ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PATENT OFFICE.The Iron Trade In England.IMPROVED LATHE CHUCK.SCREW-CUTTING LATHES.Natural Ornaments in Winter.IMPROVED HARNESS COCKEYE.PROPOSED CREMATION TEMPLE.PAPIN'S STEAM ENGINE.The Speaking Telegraph.NEW BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS.NEW AGRICULTURAL INVENTIONS.NEW MISCELLANEOUS INVENTIONS.NEW MECHANICAL AND ENGINEERING INVENTIONS.Business and PersonalNotes & QueriesCOMMUNICATIONS RECEIVED.HINTS TO CORRESPONDENTS.INDEX OF INVENTIONSAdvertisements.Issue Title.A WEEKLY JOURNAL OF PRACTICAL INFORMATION, ART, SCIENCE, MECHANICS, CHEMISTRY, AND MANUFACTURES. →
