1876 Scientific American Inventions Centennial Railroads Guns Ships Illustrated HUGE FOLIO



‘Scientific American’ was founded by inventor and publisher Rufus M. Porter as a short weekly newspaper. Originally emphasizing reports from the U.S. Patent Office, and a range of inventions such as perpetual motion machines, a device for buoying vessels invented by Abraham Lincoln, and the universal joint which now can be found in nearly every automobile manufactured. It is the oldest continuously published monthly magazine in the United States.



This rare, late-19th-century printing of ‘The Scientific American’

series of issues spans from January 1st, 1876 to December 30th, 1876. It covers a wide variety of important and interesting topics and illustrations primarily from the 1876 Centennial including:

Bridges

Ships

Railroads

Animals

Chinese Scientific Literature

Steam Engines

Telescopes and images of the moon

Balistreri’s system of illumination

Culture of Tea in India

Portable Cameras

And many more



Item number: #7589

Price: $499



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Scientific American; An Illustrated Journal of Art, Science & Mechamics. Vol. XXXIV. [No. 1-26, January 1, 1876-June 24, 1876], XXXV. [Nos. 1-.26 July 1, 1876-December 23 & 30, 1876].



New York : published by Munn & Co., 1876.



Details:

Collation: Complete with all pages

2 parts in 1

[3], 414, 414, [2]

Language: English

Binding: Leather; tight and secure

Size: ~16in X 11.5in (40cm x 29.5cm)

Quite rare



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