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The Meteor - p1

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09171853-1a

Danger from the Comet - p1

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09171853-1b

Another Fire Annihilator Exploded - p1

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09171853-1c

Cruelty to Animals in New York - p1

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09171853-1d

Irving's Steam Boiler - p1

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09171853-1e

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What is doing to the Ericsson?—Heat - p2

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09171853-2

Burning Fluid - p2

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09171853-2a

Table Rock - p2

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09171853-2b

New York Railroads - p2

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09171853-2c

What our Readers think of the Scientific American - p2

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09171853-2d

Suspenders—Their Benefits - p2

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09171853-2e

Our Steam Navy—The Princeton - p2

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09171853-2f

A Juvenile Eroneaut - pp2 - 3

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09171853-2g

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Tanning—Eaton's Short Process - p3

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09171853-3

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Bedonin Arabs Distanced - p3

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09171853-3a

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Tobacco Pressing Machine - p4

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09171853-4

Improved Hopper for Screw Machines - p4

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09171853-4a

Railroad Signals - p4

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09171853-4b

Improved Carriage Top - p4

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09171853-4c

Extension Pencil Case - p4

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09171853-4d

Extension of an Important, Patent - p4

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09171853-4e

The Missouri River - p4

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09171853-4f

Setting Carriage Spindles - p4

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09171853-4g

Our New Volume - p5

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09171853-5

Eight Years of Progress - p5

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09171853-5a

Nothing Like India Rubber - p5

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09171853-5b

Inventions and Discoveries—Gutta Percha - p5

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09171853-5c

Our Title Page - p5

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09171853-5d

Our Prizes - p5

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09171853-5e

The New York Sun - p5

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09171853-5f

Crystal Palace - p6

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09171853-6

Railway Horse Powers—Information Wanted - p6

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09171853-6a

Steam Gauges—Moreau's and Kuslinan's - p6

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09171853-6b

A Boomerang Propeller - p6

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09171853-6c

To Correspondents - p7

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09171853-7

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A Chapter of Suggestions, &C - p7

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09171853-7a

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Improvement in Diving Bells - p8

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09171853-8

Foreman's Diving Bell - p8

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09171853-8a

The American Yacht Silvie Beaten - p8

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09171853-8b

Serious Steamboat Accident - p8

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09171853-8c

Improvement in the Manufacture of Iron - p8

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09171853-8d

Heat and Comets - p8

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09171853-8e

Inventions - p8

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09171853-8f

Mechanics - p8

doi:10.1038/scientificamerican09171853-8g