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N/A Scientific American August 20, 1898
New York: Munn & Co, Aug.20,1898. First Edition. Folio illus. Wrappers. Tear at base of spine & side of cover else very good. ; On cover are engravings of The Colomes Stopper for checking leaks at sea. Articles on the new elements in the air, the percentage of hits in warfare, discipline and disaster at sea, Porto Rico's Commerce, etc. There are engravings of the Holly Gravity Return System and the Holly Combined Direct Heater and Return System, etc. Article on physical training in Public Schools, Finding the Stars, New Methods of Preserving Meat, photos of the "Texas" in Action. Photo of a Bread Bakery in Russian Armenia, buffaloes and oxen trading out grain at Parakai, near Erivan, Russian Armenia, etc. There is an early Ad of Edison Phonographs and Tainter Graphophones listing a free catalogue.; Engravings & Photos; 16pp pages.
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