1865 Scientific American 1ed Mechanics Inventions California Diamonds Locomotive

1865 Scientific American 1ed Mechanics Inventions California Diamonds Locomotive

“Scientific American” is a 19th-century American journal filled with articles on inventions, mechanics, science experiments, and manufacturing and proved to be the precursor to the famous periodical Popular Science. This 1865 edition contains interesting articles including:

How magnesium is made

Manufacturing of glucose sugars

Fire-arm cartridges and projectiles

On boring for oil in Chicago

Improvements made to Weedons Knife Cleaner and bread slicers

Cotton cultivation in the West Indies

New horseshoes, straps and no nails

Water motors

Diamond deposit discoveries in California

A history of the locomotive

Item number: #23801

Price: $499

MUNN, Orson Desaix [edit.]

Scientific American

New York: Published by Munn & Co., 1865. First edition. (Civil War Printing!)

Details:

Collation: Complete with all pages

[2], 414

Dozens of illustrations throughout

Language: English

Binding: Leather; tight and secure

Size: ~13.5in X 9.75in (34cm x 25cm)

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Condition Report: Excellent