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THE BLAAUW KRANTZ VIADUCT IN CAPE COLONY.	1
TORPEDO SHIPS.	3
A PLUMBING TEST.	4
THE GAS ENGINE.[1]	4
RAPID CONSTRUCTION OF THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY.	14
THE OSGOOD MAMMOTH EXCAVATOR.	18
THE OSGOOD EXCAVATOR.	19
CAPSTAN NAVIGATION ON THE VOLGA.	20
STEAMBOAT EQUIPMENT OF WAR VESSELS.	22
IMPROVED STEAM TRAP.	24
CRITICAL METHODS OF DETECTING ERRORS IN PLANE SURFACES.[3]	26
BLEACHING OR DYEING-YARNS AND GOODS IN VACUO.	36
ON THE MOULDING OF PORCELAIN.	37
PHOTO-TRICYCLE APPARATUS.	41
A PHOTO PRINTING LIGHT.	41
A NEW ACTINOMETER.	41
ASTRONOMICAL PHOTOGRAPHY.	42
ELECTRICITY AS A PREVENTIVE OF SCALE IN BOILERS.	45
ALPHABET DESIGNED BY GODFREY SYKES.	45
OLD WROUGHT IRON GATE.	46
BRIEF SANITARY MATTERS IN CONNECTION WITH ISOLATED COUNTRY HOUSES.[4]	46
SANITARY COOKING.[5]	50
TIME REQUIRED TO DIGEST DIFFERENT FOODS.	55
THE ORGANIZATION AND PLAN OF THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.[7]	55
A TOPOGRAPHIC MAP OF THE UNITED STATUS.	56
PALEONTOLOGY.	58
CHEMISTRY.	58
PHYSICAL RESEARCHES.	59
LITHOLOGY.	59
STATISTICS.	59
ILLUSTRATIONS.	59
LIBRARY.	59
PUBLICATIONS.	60
GENERAL GEOLOGY.	61
ECONOMIC GEOLOGY.	62
EMPLOYES.	62
APPOINTMENTS.	62
THE RELATION OF THE GOVERNMENT SURVEY TO STATE SURVEYS.	63
ANNUALS.	65
PERENNIALS.	65
LYE’S FUCHSIAS.	68
THE SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT.	70
MUNN & CO., PUBLISHERS,	70
PATENTS.	70

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