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Business and Personal

Business and Personal p283

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican05041878-283


Books

New Books and Publications p283

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican05041878-283a


Notes and Queries

Notes and Queries p283

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican05041878-283b


Index

Index p284

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Patent Notes

Patents p286

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican05041878-286


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Articles

New Mechanical Inventions p271

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican05041878-271


Improved Machine Tools p271

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican05041878-271a


How Patents Affect Prices p272

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican05041878-272


What is Life? pp272 - 273

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican05041878-272a


The Decline of the Ironclad p273

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Congress and the Patent Office Funds pp273 - 274

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican05041878-273a


Improved Machine Tools p274

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican05041878-274


Hydraulic Mining in California pp274 - 275

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican05041878-274a


Improved Tool Stocks for Dental Engines p275

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican05041878-275


Communications p276

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican05041878-276


Astronomical Notes p277

Berlin H. Wright

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New York Academy of Sciences pp277 - 278

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican05041878-277a


Lining Roofs with Mineral Wool p278

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican05041878-278


Improved Insect Powder Blower p278

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican05041878-278a


The Boiling Lake of Dominica p279

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican05041878-279


Improved Clam Baker pp279 - 280

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican05041878-279a


The Pyrenean Pine p280

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican05041878-280


The Oil Bearing Sands of Pennsylvania pp280 - 281

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican05041878-280a


Improved Pipe Tongs p281

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican05041878-281


Improved Receiver and Stench Trap p281

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican05041878-281a


Influence of Cosmical Matter p281

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican05041878-281b


Proposed Injustice to Inventors p282

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican05041878-282


Hydrobromic Acid p282

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican05041878-282a


Communications Received p283

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican05041878-283c


The Scientific American p284

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican05041878-284a


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