Project Gutenberg 2006-09-05 Public domain in the USA. 1061 Various Verschillende Various, Various Scientific American, Volume XXIV., No. 12, March 18, 1871 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures. Reading ease score: 63.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Lesley Halamek, Juliet Sutherland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Scientific American, Volume XXIV., No. 12, March 18, 1871" by Various is a scientific publication published during the late 19th century. This volume features a range of topics in the realms of science, mechanics, chemistry, and manufacturing, reflecting on contemporary technological advancements and discussions of the period. The contents include illustrated articles, reports on experiments, discussions on materials properties, and insights into inventions of various kinds. The opening portion of this volume begins with an overview of its content, highlighting various scientific discussions, including a detailed analysis by Mr. Brockbank on the effects of cold on iron and steel, accompanied by experiments and words of notable scientists such as Sir W. Fairbairn and Dr. Joule. These discussions lead to conclusions challenging the common belief that low temperatures make steel and iron brittle. The essence of the scientific inquiry presented sets a tone for the articles that follow, which cover practical applications, inventions, and more, providing readers with a glimpse into the innovative spirit of the time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science -- Periodicals Technology -- Periodicals T Text Scientific American Browsing: Computers & Technology Browsing: Science - General 362847 358690 2024-10-08T11:54:06.686946 2023-09-08T12:41:49.325655 text/html text/html 356638 2006-09-06T15:33:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1425982 2006-09-06T15:33:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1426864 2024-10-08T11:54:24.263379 application/epub+zip 1405306 2024-10-08T11:54:10.990985 application/epub+zip 147018 2024-10-08T11:54:07.685965 application/epub+zip 8499983 2024-10-08T11:54:32.542366 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 8425546 2024-10-08T11:54:19.281407 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 265085 2022-09-09T08:08:44.461358 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 285879 285774 2024-10-08T11:54:04.813006 2023-09-08T12:41:47.827661 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 285811 2006-09-06T15:32:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 109002 2006-09-06T15:33:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 285948 2006-09-06T15:32:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 108974 2006-09-06T15:33:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21375 2024-10-08T11:54:32.759435 application/rdf+xml 5277 2024-10-08T11:54:07.793957 image/jpeg 1200 2024-10-08T11:54:07.739942 image/jpeg 1367295 2024-10-08T11:54:06.993977 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog