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SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT NO. 365
NEW YORK, DECEMBER 30, 1882.
Scientific American Supplement. Vol. XIV., No. 365.
Scientific American established 1845
Scientific American Supplement, $5 a year.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS.
I. ENGINEERING AND MECHANICS.--Louis Favre, Constructor
of the St. Gothard Tunnel.--2 figures.--Portrait and
monument at Turin to commemorate the tunneling of the
Alps 5817
The New Harbor of Vera Cruz.--New artificial harbor
for Vera Cruz.--Capt. Eads's plan.--1 figure.--Plan
of harbor and improvement 5818
Cost of Power to Make Flour 5818
Driving gear Mechanism for Lift Hammers.--2 figures 5819
De Junker and Ruh's Machine for Cutting Annular
Wheels.--3 figures 5819
Recent Hydraulic Experiments.--Results of experiments
on the flow of water in the Ganges Canal 5819
The Germ: Shall It be Retained in Flour? By Arthur
Atkins 5820
Wheat Tests 5820
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