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Scientific American magazine, Vol. 2 Issue 1

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Scientific American magazine, Vol. 2 Issue 1

Various and Rufus Porter

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Step into an American magazine at the dawn of the industrial age. This 1846 issue of Scientific American mixes a natural rock image of Washington, a curious new instrument called the Viol Seraphine, an eclipse seen in Arabia, and the tale of the Bowie knife. A lively snapshot of Yankee ingenuity and wonder. Read invention and curiosity as they first hit the page.

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  1. 1THE NEW YORK
  2. 2SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN:
  3. 3TERMS.--$2 a year--$1 in advance, and the remainder in 6 months.
  4. 4NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 26, 1846.
  5. 5Contents.
  6. 6NATURE'S IMAGE OF WASHINGTON.
  7. 7The Viol Seraphine.
  8. 8An Eclipse in Arabia.
  9. 9Giving Credit.
  10. 10The Bowie Knife and its Inventor.
  11. 11Forests and Streams.
  12. 12Prussian Music.
  13. 13Philosophy.
  14. 14Polite Preaching.
  15. 15Pure Air.
  16. 16The Deerfield (N. H.) Phenomena.
  17. 17Extraordinary Instance of Gambling.
  18. 18Gen. Taylor's Patriotism.

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