Scientific American, Volume XV, June-December 1866, 26 bound issues, illustrated

Description: Scientific American, An Illustrated Journal of Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures, bound Volume XV, June 30, 1866 through December 22, 1866, published by Munn & Co., New York, NY — 436 pages — illustrated — measures: 10" x 13 3/4" x 1 1/4" Issues & Contents: June 30, 1866 — Volume XV, No. 1: White's Improved Balanced Governor ValveCrookes on DisinfectantsRuggles's Shaft CouplingUseful PlantsGun-PaperGrowth of Our NavyDepth of Milk for CreamBellows & Whitcomb's Improved Portable Steam EngineThe War Powers of Europe and AmericaInteresting to Oil Men and MinersNew Steamboat FuelLow's Shingle MachineThe Non-Recoil GunThe Ames GunMiscellaneous SummaryIron-clad ShipsHonors to Mechanical EngineeringVesuvius Getting Lively New InventionsNotes and Queries Tanger's Improved Steam RollerAllen's Improved Diaphragm ValveThe Adaptation of Implements to Labor and the LaborerThe Culture and Manufacture of SilkThe Value of TimberParis Universal ExhibitionPatents in Congress AgainPatent Claims, for the Week Ending June 17, 1866Reissues Dole's Improved Saw GummerThe Largest Farm in the WorldHart's Cravat Holder July 7, 1866 — Volume XV, Number 2: Connery & Pennypacker's Improved Steam BoilerLocomotive BoilersWhy a Gun Becomes Hot on FiringForeign Scientific NewsAn Extraordinary Railroad DisasterRyerson's ChurnThe Spectroscope and Its RevelationsA Great Railway Enterprise, The Imperial Mexican RailwayVariable StarMcDonough's Caloric EngineTo Prevent ChafingAn Ancient StoveChristian's Device for Oil WellsGlass Brick MoldOur New DressMessrs. Alphen, of Paris, Diamond MerchantsCompilation of the Eighth CensusA Weak Steam BoilerCircular SawsNotes and QueriesNew InventionsLaw Applicable to Reissue of Letters PatentNew PublicationsSpecial NoticesBushing Adjusting and Lubricating MillstonesWeston's Improvement in MillstonesWater as FuelOlmsted's Patent Drill ChuckWater-proof Enamel for Card PhotographsEducated MechanicsFree and Easy Legislation of PatentsA Four-Tool PlanerA Just MeasureAluminium ArmorPatent Claims, for the Week Ending June 24, 1966ReissuesHenke's Improved Gage CockRice & Miller's Improved Self-Lubricating Journal BoxThe "Galaxy" periodicalUniversity Law School July 14, 1866 — Volume XV, No. 3: Improved Quartz StamperAn English Ship-builder on American EnginesThe Canadian Patent LawsLead in Southern IllinoisCement for MillstonesOil-Mining Machinery WantedSodium AmalgamationProfits on TeaEmerson's Swage for Spreading and Sharpening Saw TeethNotes on New Discoveries and New Applications of ScienceThe "Miantonomoh" at QueenstownThe Great Trial of Agricultural MachinesThe Atlantic CableThe Preservation of Timber from the TeredoLarge and Small PulleysTrouble with an Air FurnaceBreech-Loading RiflesMagnetic ElectricityLet Americans use American ToolsCorrosive Action of Lead on IronHow to Find Variation and Attraction of the Mariner's CompassNew InventionsNotes and QueriesAdair's Lamp Chandelier for Burning KeroseneTrial of One of the New FrigatesThread from Cotton-Plant StalksIrwin's Lamp TopThe TrichiniasisLocomotive BoilersVanillaMan-Holes and Safety ValvesBuilding of Roads for Common TravelCanadian PatentsA Theory in Regard to Rinderpest, Pleuro-Pneumonia and CholeraPatent Claims, for the Week Ending July 3, 1866ReissuesTaylor & Cox's Improved BeehiveHotchkiss's Towel RackThe Sewing Machine and the Shoe Manufacture July 21, 1866 — Volume XV, No. 4: Davenport's Improved "Common-Sense" Washing MachineCheap Ice PitcherSteam on Common RoadsProduction of Beet-Root SugarGun TubesGreat Trial of Agricultural Implements, Movers, Reapers, etc., at Auburn, NYTesting a TurretBalloonists in PerilA New System of DigitsPostal OrdersSelf-Registering BarometerChimogene -- A New AnestheticChappell's Adjustable Toilet GlassThe Proposed Metric SystemCause of the Failures of the Atlantic CableTransmission of Power by BeltsTo Keep a Saw in OrderCoffee Making AgainTape-Worm and Pork EatersMeasuring LogsWeight of OilsVariation in Form Not PatentableNew InventionsNotes and QueriesThe Roberts Petroleum TorpedoBiggs and Flinn's HydrantAre Iron Safes Safe?Experiments with Nitro-GlycerinFire Crackers Ought to be ProhibitedCryptography -- A TranslationPatent Claims, for the Week Ending July 10, 1866ReissuesNevius's Improved Hollow Grate Bar for Steam Boiler FurnacesThe Monitor EnginesPitman's Animal TrapKnoepke's Wash Basin July 28, 1866 — Volume XV, No. 5: Wolliston's Improved Brick MachineOn Flying MachinesMiscellaneous SummaryThe Children of MechanicsThe Steam Engine IndicatorRifle ShootingAn Immense Temple of the MusesRemoving HyposulphitesSpaulding's Patent Broom HeadQueen Victoria's Portrait for Mr. PeabodyA Strange InconsistencySilicated WhitewashUseful RecipesPressure in BoilersHome-Made AluminumThe European SquadronThe Heated Term --- How To Keep CoolPhotographicNew InventionsNotes and QueriesThe MarketsImportant Decision in Interference CaseParsons's Improved Car CouplingJacobs's Improved Piston PackingImportance of RagsThe Production of TimberThe Needle GunOur Commercial MarineWater Supply for PhiladelphiaPatent Claims, for the Week Ending July 17, 1866ReissuesHolt & Thompson's Improved Oiler for MechanicsBannister's Improved Gas-Pile TongsPatents in Canada August 4, 1866 — Volume XV, No. 6: Connett's Improved Shingle Machinetunnel Under Chicago RiverHow Burglars Operate on SafesThe TelegraphOur Special CorrespondenceA Fine Tower ClockA Poisonous SpiderBoots and ShoesThe Manufacture of HairclothHeavy ForgingsGranulation of Blast-furnace SlagsLocust StingsMiscellaneous SummaryThe Advantage of Good ToolsFleasInfluence of the Mechanic in PoliticsChemical Notes: Artificial Diamonds — Preservation of Lemons — Preparation of Bones for ManureTelegraphic CableMillstone CementKeeping Circular Saws in OrderMills for Grinding Paints and Printers' InksThe Heating of Guns by ConcussionCementing Tin and GlassForeign ItemsNew InventionsNew Publications Notes and QueriesMiller's Improved Breech-Loading CannonNew Oxide of Magnesium LightAppleby and Gould's Lamp ChimneyReport on the Springfield RifleThe "Lord Warden's" EnginesInventors -- Their Labors and RewardsThe Force of WindDisinfecting by SteamDestruction of a BridgePatent Claims, for the Week Ending July 24, 1866ReissuesMcGill's Improved Green-Corn CutterRowell's MovementHow Gutta Percha is ObtainedSingular Freak of LightningNell's Adjustable Spring Bracket for Window ShadesImproved Cartridge Box August 11, 1866 — Volume XV, No. 7: Swain's Improved Turbine WheelNotes on BoilersOur Special CorrespondenceForeign Scientific NewsPhotography and the KaleidoscopePhotographing a VolcanoThe Prussian ArmyPower of Lightningthunder Storms -- Protection against LightningBreech-Loaders vs. Muzzle-Loading FirearmsBoard MeasureThe Mississippi LeveesHail Storm PhenomenonAn Unbeliever in Breech-loading FirearmsMillers Please NoticeNew InventionsNotes and QueriesNew PublicationsThe MarketsThe Atlantic TelegraphBirdsall's PulleyToshach's Sash SupportPatent SwindlingSuccess the Popular Estimate of ValueAn Absurd ToolImportant Decision -- Extension of Tanner's Car-Brake PatentThe Charges of the Atlantic Telegraph CompanyGeneral Grant has been promoted to "General of the Armies of the United States"Patent Claims, for the Week Ending July 31, 1866ReissuesElliott's Improved Stove AttachmentHodgins's Improved Collar FasteningThe Great Organ at Plymouth ChurchPrimitive Beehive August 18, 1866 — Volume XV, No. 8: Caryl's Improved Elevated Atmospheric RailwayThe First Boring for Oil in PennsylvaniaSweet Corn all the Year RoundProfits on Sleeping CarsAmerican Cast SteelCutting Garments by MachinerySmelting of Lake Superior Copper OreObtaining Soda from Common SaltNecrosis Produced by TobaccoA Disinfecting FilterForeign CottonPine's Toning ProcessA Unique SpecimenHeating of Guns in FiringMeasuring and Regulating TemperatureThe California TargetCement for MillstonesOld Rubber Car SpringsPyrophorusthe Piston of a Steam EngineBridge Walls in Boiler SettingModern Methods of BusinessThe Opium TradeMiscellaneous SummaryNew InventionsNew PublicationsStover's Improved Corn CultivatorRain Gages and Rain FallHolt and Thompson's Improved OilerProtecting Buildings Against LightningSubdivision of LaborElevated Railway for New York CityCounseling Our EnemiesReport of the Revenue CommissionAn Abattoir for New YorkSpontaneous Combustion of Coal on Board Ships"Gas for Less than Nothing"Patent Claims, for the Week Ending August 7, 1866ReissuesBailey's ChurnMutual DependenceElliott's Sash SupportThe Silk Spider of South CarolinaNotes and Queries August 25, 1866 — Volume XV, No. 9: Kinkel & Hubbe's New Method of Propelling Steam VesselsThe Domestic Sources of cholera and the Means of Avoiding ThemThe Brazilian ExhibitionThe Rebuilding of CharlestonCable Businessthe Prussian Needle GunInsurance Against Steam-Boiler ExplosionsAn Inefficient BoilerPetroleum in EnglandRiggs's Improved Sorghum EvaporatorPrecipitation of Metals from their Saline Solutions by Means of MagnesiumSea-going MonitorsPeruvian GuanoWedging of Gases when ConfinedNational Academy of SciencesBleeding from the NosePhotographing Cannon BallsDeveloping HeatFleas and MosquitoesSteam Fire EnginesPreserving Green PeasAgricultural ExhibitionsThe MarketsNew InventionsSpecial NoticesShaw's Dead-Stroke Power HammerKing's OilerArtists and ArtisansTools For Special and for General UseEngines of the Steamship Rising StarPatent Claims, for the Week Ending August 14, 1866ReissuesGleason's Improved Spoke-turning LatheThompson's Improved Connecting LinkBoys Using Tobacco September 1, 1866 — Volume XV, No. 10: Douglas's Improved Regulator for Steam EnginesGun Trial in Englanda Week on Oil CreekHistory of the Ram "Dunderberg's" MachineryPetroleum Formed from SeaweedThe Pen -- Its Construction and UseThe Manufacture of Lead PencilsManufacture of White Lead"Well-Rotted Manure"Salt -- Its Uses and ProductionDyeing Fabric and YarnReport on DisinfectantsChemical NotesMiscellaneous SummaryTheory of TornadoesA Simple Code of Signals WantedLightnin-Rod InsulationPickling CastingsNew InventionsNotes and QueriesNew PublicationsThe Prussian Celebrated Needle GunBecker's Metallic RoofingMechanical NonsenseThe Inflammability of PetroleumBreathing -- Out of Doors and in the HousePatent Claims, for the Week Ending August 21, 1866ReissuesSmith's Improved Fusible Plus for Steam BoilersImproved Mangle September 8, 1866 — Volume XV, No. 11: Clark's Non-Freezing and Non-Wasting HydrantRules on the Metric SystemThe Effect of Sunshine on FireA Life-Saving MachineEnlargement Test for OrdnanceBreech-loaders and Patched Rifle BallsSawing LumberMeerschaum and AmberHardening Long Planing KnivesMiscellaneous SummaryDixon's Improved Planing MachineThe Power of InfectionThe Atlantic CableFilling for MillstonesHagenmeyer's Improved Oil CupThe Lindner and Remington RiflesThe Peat ManufactureThe French ExpositionInsulation of Lightning RodsWood on the PrairiesTimber on the PrairiesCement for MillstonesSaws -- Lateral MotionHow to Banish FleasSimple code of SignalsSafety ValvesPoisonous Bites -- Mad StonesA Big Snake StoryEncourage the Small ThingsBreaking of Watch SpringsHow to Make Soldering FluidBroadwell's Improved Gun and ProjectileCarbolic Acid the Most Useful Disinfectantthe Duty of Recording ExperimentsTransverse Force of Explosive Gases in Gunsdo Animals Require SaltA Kerosene TelegraphSkating at the Sea SideRailroads and Telegraphs in South AmericaImproved Well-boring MachinePolar Ice and the Gulf StreamPlace of the Piston when the Crank is VerticalNotes and QueriesNew InventionsNew PublicationsPatent Claims, for the Week Ending August 28, 1866ReissuesThe MarketsTully & Reece's Portable Liquor and Transfer PumpA Blowing CaveElastic CartridgesImprovement in Fire EnginesLife PreserverWhite's Mop Wringer September 15, 1866 — volume XV, No. 12: Duckworth's Patent Fancy LoomTwenty-Five Years -- A RetrospectWilliams's Theory of the Diffusion of SteamMoire AntiqueThe North PoleImprovements Going on SouthSawing LumberThe Change of LeavesMiscellaneous SummaryGood Steel PensHow Grain is Stored in New YorkEversol's Screw DriverSteam as a MotorA New CementImperishable Gut Cord and BeltHow to Put a Wood Saw in Good OrderSteam Fire EnginesMust a Patent Dealer Take Out a License?Welding Cast Iron and SteelThe Maynard Breech-loader vs. Muzzle-loadersA Signal CodeAn Inefficient BoilerThe Explosion of LampsSoftening Chilled IronCold Bleaching ProcessFire in a Coal MineAmerican AntiquitiesWar and a Nation's DebtTelegraphic BlundersNew InventionsNotes and QueriesStrait's Improved Suspension Car TruckKeener's Paten Hat RackHarlow's Ash SifterThe Recovery of the Cable of 1865 -- Deep-water FishingFumigatingRancid Butter for CookingPreservation of Wood against DecayAmerican SteelPatent Claims, for the Week Ending September 5, 1866ReissuesGreene's Improved Wood-Bundling PressCary's Improved Patent Earth BorerSecuring Lumber on Wagons September 22, 1866 — Volume XV, No. 13: Grier & Boyd's Machine for Twisting AugersNitro-glycerinThe "Bellerophon"The Art of DiningItems from the British AssociationImprovements in the Construction of Artesian WellsArmor-plate FasteningsAustrian Manufactures Injured by the WarInteresting Acoustic PhenomenonReproduction of Drawings, etc.The Iron and Copper Resources of Great BritainPatent Hair RestorativesMiscellaneous SummaryEnglish Railway Carriage SignalsThe Breaking of Watch SpringsMyer's Stopper and Discharge SpoutTraction Engines and RoadsOn Coloring Photographic Slides for the Magic LanternFire Lighting in Olden TimesPrinting of Woven FabricsUnscientific InventorsSteps for Turbine WheelsBlack Oxide of ManganeseMeasuring and Regulating TemperatureA Meteorological PhenomenonNew InventionsClark's Improved Boiler FurnaceHogan's Improved Nail ExtractorShoddy -- Its Material and ManufactureThe Onondaga Salt WorksThe Final Fate of the UniverseA Word to Inventors and PatenteesThe Anglo-French Channel TunnelPatent Claims, for the Week Ending September 11, 1866ReissuesNotes and QueriesThe MarketsMcGill's Improved Ship Windlass and Coil SeparatorHuntoon's Improved Combined Steam EngineAge of Stone in China September 28, 1866 — Volume XV, No. 14: Cross's Improved Boiler FeederAn Iron Mountain in SwedenThe Palliser GunManufactures as a Means of WealthCultivation and Manufacture of OsiersDirect Trade with EuropeNewspaper EnterpriseThree Processes for Preserving MeatThe Volume of Paper MoneyPolytechnic Association of the American InstituteThe Throttle ValveMiscellaneous SummarySubmarine PhotographNew Material for the Production of GasDunn's Improved Wagon JackForeign Scientific NewsThe Bremen Rose-WeinBamberger's Improved Axle GageThe Doctrine of the Correlation of the Physical ForcesWhence Comes Indigo?The Lightning Rod QuestionEffects of Sunshine on FireConcrete for Building PurposesNew InventionsNotes and QueriesInteresting Decision -- Combination Tools are PatentableCapron and Winchell's Improved Brick MachineBelladonna an Antidote for OpiumInflammability of Coal GasNewbury's Shoe CleanerThe Influence of ScienceUseful Improvements Not Opposed to the Harmony of NatureThe Toy Business in this countryThickness of Boiler PlatesPatent Claims, for the Week Ending September 18, 1866ReissuesCavender's Improved Table-Leaf SupporterManning's Improved Boom and GaffGas OdorsPressed and Cast BulletsTest for AcidsConarroe's Cane Knife and Stripper October 6, 1866 — Volume XV, No. 15: Kasson's Improved Cooking ApparatusThe First Ship Building in this CountryChilled ShotExtracting the Metals from Auriferous QuartzMonitors and Heavy Guns in SwedenBurning of a Friction MatchTarget Test with Large GunsHonor to Whom Honor is DuePolytechnic Association of the American InstituteCooper Union Free SchoolImportant to Southern InventorsManlove and Green's Corn Husker, Harvester, and StackerConcerning American SteelThe Power for Circular SawsRailway over the AlpsPreservation of Wood against DecayChimney DraftsFire and Sunshine ExperimentsForeign Scientific NewsAn Opportunity for American Gun MakersThe Grasshopper ScourgeNew InventionsInventions Patented in England by AmericansThe MarketsEllis and Albertson's Self-Setting Animal TrapPettit's Improved Water ClosetThe Broken Atlantic CableThe Atlantic Telegraph -- Its Present and Probable UsesProgress of the Pacific RailroadCoal, its Origin and NaturePatent Claims, for the Week Ending September 25, 1866ReissuesZinn's Self-Adjusting Railroad SwitchLitzenberg's Adjustable Shoe CalksRailroad in the AlpsAndrews's Lifting and Force Pump October 13, 1866 — Volume XV, No. 16: The "Whittingham" Sanitary Moist Warm-Air FurnaceThe Use of Time and Uselessness of HurryThe Worcester Mechanics' FairThe Target Experiments at Fortress MonroeThe Atlantic Cable of 1865Jungles on FireMiscellaneous SummaryThomas's Improved Bark MillSteamship Commerce on the AtlanticThe Suez CanalThe Mad StoneMorse's Stovepipe FurnaceGrain Elevators -- Grain TradeInsulation of Lightning RodsMeasuring and Regulating TemperaturesOn Lightning ConductorsShot GunsNew InventionsInventions Patented in England by AmericansRodgers's Improved Bolt CutterFlora's Sliding Parallel ViseNew Northern European Steamship LineTuning PianosThe Commissioner of PatentsIs Steam a Gas?The Circular Saw QuestionSafety ValvesPatent Claims, for the Week Ending October 2, 1866ReissuesKetchum's Gate Supporter and LatchA Queer Boiler "Explosion" October 20, 1866 — Volume XV, No. 17: Williams's Improved Elevator for MinesThe Worcester Mechanics' FairThe First American Fire-armsWest Albany Locomotive WorksJamaica -- A Field for InventorsMiscellaneous SummaryThe Arabic Numerals Representative, and Not Arbitrary CharactersManufactures in HartfordRuth and De Long's Improved Funnel Drum or RadiatorInlayingA Singular Land SlideInventors' Commission AgencyNitro-GlycerinPlace of the Piston when the Crank is VerticalPolytechnic Association of the American InstituteNew PublicationsNotes and QueriesNew InventionsInventions Patented in England by AmericansThe MarketsGeneral Tompkins's Improved Wheeled Litter and AmbulanceThe RoseVulnerability of Iron-Clads -- The Shoeburyness ExperimentsCleanliness of ToolsRuss's Patent Knife and Scissors SharpenerThe Combustion of Coal -- Economy in FuelMachinery versus ManipulationMechanics' and Agricultural FairFruit JarPatent Claims, for the Week Ending October 9, 1866ReissuesOliver's Improved Hedge TrimmerAllen's Weeding or Scuffle HoeGschwind and Grether's Combination Hook and HolderThe late Marine Disasters October 27, 1866 — Volume XV, No. 18: Seeley's Improved Brick MachineHomogeneousness of Steel -- Tires, Axles, and RailsGas PurificationSeparating Phosphorous from MetalsPunched Tubes and Gun BarrelsMiscellaneous SummaryPerry's Patent Ventilating BootThe Paris Universal ExpositionConvention of the American Social Science AssociationLetter from a "Reb"Persistence of the Different Colors on the RetinaThe Channel TunnelSchneider's Artificial LegAmerican Iron and SteelPreservation of WoodA Universal Signal CodeA New Way of Cutting GlassExperiments in Raising VesselsNotes and QueriesNew Inventionsbishop and Gladden's Improved Cane StripperWriting InkOlmsted's Spring-Top OilerWater ElevatorA System of Gages for Iron WorkChilled Shot and the Shoeburyness ExperimentsSouth American Beef in EnglandThe Simpson ProcessPatent Claims, for the Week Ending October 16, 1866ReissuesInventions Patented in England by AmericansLa Baw and Campbell's Improved Wagon and Carriage SpringBronzing Gun Barrels November 3, 1866 — Volume XV, No. 19: Sargent's Improved Magnetic Safe and Bank LockMethod of Lighting TheatresHeating Railway TrainsA Singular Quality in SteelAbattoir for New YorkThe Calcium Light in WarA New Method of Generating GasA New Kind of GunpowderThe Pneumatic RailwayPostal Money Orders, and Bankers' DraftsThe Madstone -- A DelusionPopular PhotographsMiscellaneous SummaryWidgeon's Patent Boiler FeederVulnerability of Iron-CladsThe Anthistometer or Measurer of ResistanceSquaring the CircleSalvation of Ships in a GaleIron and SteelSympathetic InksNew InventionsThe MarketsNotes and QueriesHeald and Sisco's Improved Rotary PumpEnglish and American Guns Photo-MedallionsThe Use of Fuel -- Management of Bituminous CoalBoils Explosions Not Always MysteriousA Uniform Money StandardNew PublicationsPatent Claims, for the Week Ending October 23, 1866ReissuesP. E. and J. P. Gruger's Improved Patent Railway Station IndicatorThe Photographic ArtMolds for Casting Iron, Steel, etc.Peck's Patent Patched BulletPetroleum and Sperm Oil as Lubricators November 10, 1866 — Volume XV, No. 20: Le Pelley's Improved Ship's RudderMiscellaneous SummaryCharming by SerpentsEngraving for Calico PrintingRecipe for Curing MeatStanton's Improved Upright Lever Set for Saw MillsPolytechnic Association of the American InstituteImportant Decision -- Does "Cash" Mean Gold?Durfee's Improved Horse CollarThe November MeteorsStaub's Improved Chuck SawFraser GunsPorcelain and Opalescent GlassA Singular Quality in SteelInventions Patented in England by AmericansNotes and QueriesNew InventionsCorbin's Patent Bag HolderNitro-Glycerin as a Substitute for Gun-PowderHeald's Float ValveTransportation of Fresh Meats to MarketVentilation -- Its Necessity and NeglectThe Arabic NumeralsThe "Scientific" in TexasPatent Claims, for the Week Ending October 30, 1866ReissuesLee's Improved Metallic Cotton-Bale TieColors in PhotographySpontaneous Explosion of Kerosene OilImportant Patent Case DecidedIntensification of Negatives after VarnishingGaining Power by a Lever November 17, 1866 — Volume XV, No. 21: Thompson's Improved Patent Barrel MachineryRailway Engineering in LondonMachine Printing of CalicoMiscellaneous SummaryWynkoop's Improved Double-Power WheelThe Most Useful of TreesThe Worcester Improve Patent Globe ValveNotes on Steam and the Steam EngineInclosing ElectricityA Green MeteorUse and Abuse of Nitro-GlycerinInteresting Boiler ExperimentsRepairing Cracked Circular SawsCorrection of Errors in Transposition of FiguresNotes and QueriesNew InventionsKratzer's Improved Combination Water PowerImproved Mode of DistillingFay's Improved Saw-HorseSignals on English Railway TrainsCo-partnership of Capital and LaborPrevention of Boiler ExplosionsAmerican War EngineeringPatent Claims, for the Week Ending November 6,1866ReissuesBerny's Combination Chair and CradleA Very Singular ExplosionApparent Position of the Sun November 24, 1866 — Volume XV, No. 22: Hutchinson's Patent Gang-PlowWater-Spouts in the MountainsThe Needle GunJapanNew Safe LockStatistics of PhotographyThe Breweries of ChicagoDundas Cultivator ReissueSnow's Improved Governor ValveBanquet to Cyrus W. FieldThe Arabic NumeralsPosition of the Piston when the Crank is VerticalScientific Blasting -- Nitro-GlycerinCirculation in Steam BoilersNotes and QueriesExtension NoticesNew InventionsKinsey's Improved Railway Turntable PivotErie Basin Dry Dock CompanyWilliams's Potato Washer"Time will Tell"Progress of the Pacific RailwayEnlargement of the Scientific American for 1867Wrought Scrap Iron for ForgingsChange in the Style of PatentsPlace of the Counterbalance on Saw Mill SashesPractical HintsPatent Office Decision -- CultivatorsPatent Claims, for the Week Ending November 13, 1866ReissuesCoddington's Improved Patent Saw-Mill TrestleChilled Railway WheelsAmerican Railway Wheels in England December 1, 1866 — Volume XV, No. 23: Wilson's Improved Automatic ChurnEffect of the Removal of ForestsRailway Engineering in LondonPractical HintsThe Origin and Composition of PeatMiscellaneous SummeryMilburn's Improved Patent Revolving GunExports of the WorldColors in their Relation to Artificial LightProducing Printing Surfaces by the Aid of PhotographyPractical Surgery in Cases of AccidentSoluble GlassThe Usefulness of SaltAmerican Institute -- Polytechnic BranchNotes and QueriesNew InventionsInventions Patented in England by AmericansStrahan's Drill Rest for GrindingMyer's Draw KnobRehorn's Patent SadironThe Great Iron BeltPublic Works in Holland"A Very Eminent Officer of the United state Navy" on Iron-CladsVentilation of the National CapitolPatent Claims, for the Week Ending November 20, 1866ReissuesThyng's Improved Patent Printing GageCoal, Iron, and OilWolfenden's Universal Box for Turning Lathes December 8, 1866 — Volume XV, No. 24: Shaw and Justice's Improved Dead-Stroke HammerTrials of Breech-loading Guns in ViennaThe Oil District's of CanadaSilver PlatingAmerican Institute -- Polytechnic BranchA Self-adjusting Telegraph Instrument Wanted Circular SkidsManufacture and Combustion of PeatThomas's Patent Tube CutterThe Tricennial Meteoric ShowerUtilization of Waste SubstancesManufacture of Pure Acetic Acid on Acetates from Empyreumatic Wood VinegarColoring IvoryDyeing of Hornchanges in Steel by Friction and HeatPlumbago in GeorgiaWelding MixtureRussian Railroads and the Krupp GunsNew InventionsNotes and QueriesZillier's Improved Patent Screw PlateAbbott's Flax Breaker and DresserThe Action of Acids on SteelPractical HintsThe Paris Exhibition BuildingModern MedicineThe Steam Ferries of New YorkSouthern FairPatent Claims, for the Week Ending November 27, 1866ReissuesStillwell's Improved Stove TongsScott's Improved Fastening for Wagon BowsSpencer's Church Dasher December 15, 1866 — Volume XV, No. 25: McGill and Gibson's Improved Apparatus for Well Drilling, Pumping, and HoistingReduction of Railway ChargesInteresting Official StatisticsA New CausticRolling Stock of English RailwaysPatentees in FranceTunnel under the English ChannelThe Great Water Tunnel Under Lake MichiganChicago Water-Works TunnelGalileo's InstrumentsEnglish Hop CultureMellon's Improved Locomotive TireThe Crank and Piston in Setting ValvesWater SpoutsNew PublicationsNotes and QueriesBusiness and PersonalNew InventionsThe MarketsSalmon's Improved Portable Wood-Sawing MachinePhotographs on PorcelainChamplin's Patent Ice-Cream FreezerReality versus ShamThe Dangers in Storing PetroleumParrott Gun Case DecidedPatent Claims, for the Week Ending December 4, 1866ReissuesLindergreen's Improved Device for Steering children's SledsClark's Improved Combined Driving Reins and Check December 22, 1866 — Volume XV, No. 26: Bell's Improved Steam Generator BoilerBayliss's Improved Tweer IronTea Culture in AmericaFogs, Clouds, and Rain, in the MountainsThe Cultivation and Uses of Forest TreesThe McCall and Sloper Process for Preserving Fresh MeatsAmerican Institute -- Polytechnic BranchThe Law of Mariotte -- Its Relations to the Liquefaction of GasesArea of Steam PortsThe Canada GoldTo Measure BeltingIt Inspires the Habit of ThinkingPosition of the Piston when the Crank is VerticalGoulding's Patent CaseThe Cotton ManufactureRifle PracticeScattering Shot-GunLiquefaction of Carbonic Acid GasEuropean Railway TariffsMiscellaneous SummaryNew InventionsBusiness and PersonalVeber's Colter Clearer, Device for Clearing Stubble from PlowsParsons's Device for Lubricating Axles of VehiclesLife of Steel and Iron RailsCoffee and its AdulterationsPractical HintsWellington's Patent Water ClosetThe Value of a Scientific and Mechanical JournalImproved Pier and Warehouse System for New YorkVolkman's Self-holding PlowSubterranean PhotographyPatent Claims, for the Week Ending December 11, 1866ReissuesInventions Patented in England by AmericansIndex to Volume XV

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