Original issue of the weekly Scientific American Magazine. Every issue is packed with great articles and lots of B&W illustrations. An awesome peek into the scientific discoveries of the early 20th century.

Date: October 28, 1905

Size: 16 1/8" x 11 3/8"

Condition: Wear and possible small tears along the edges and binding. See photos.

Front Cover Artwork:  The twenty-six-inch telescope of the United States Naval Observatory. 

Articles Include:

  • A Lesson from the Lewis and Clark Fair
  • Life on Other Worlds
  • Long-Span Bridges of the World
  • Twenty-Five Electric Locomotives for N. Y., N. H., and H. R. R. Co
  • The First Toolmakers and Their Methods
  • Literature for Convalescents
  • “The Time of Day” By Day Allen Willey
  • The St. Lawrence River Bridge, Quebec
  • Measuring the Distance of a Star By Edgar L. Larkin
  • The Second Annual Automobile Race for the Vanderbilt Cup
  • Striped Steeds By J. Carter Beard
  • Archæological Discoveries at Antino
  • Hanger for Cable Heads
  • A New Self-Cleaning Spark Plug
  • Oddities in Inventions

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