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| I. | [BOTANY.—The Brazil Nut.—The botanicalposition, appearance, etc., and general features of the tree andplant.—1 illustration.] |
| II. | [DECORATIVE ART.—Decoration.—The studyof ornaments.—By Miss MARIE R. GARESCHE.—The principlesof ornament and relations between nature and art; ancient andmediæval art contrasted.—1 illustration.] |
| III. | [ELECTRICITY.—Electric Registering Apparatusfor Meteorological Instruments.—Grime's telemareographdescribed; an apparatus giving distant registrations of tidalphenomena.—2 illustrations.] |
| [The Montaud Accumulator.—Full account ofconstruction and power of this recent battery.—4illustrations.] |
| IV. | [ENGINEERING.—Belt Joints.—A newcement, the "Hercules glue," and its adaptation for cementing beltjoints.] |
| V. | [MINERALOGY.—Precious Stones of the UnitedStates.—A review of Mr. G.F. KUNZ'S recent report on thissubject.] |
| VI. | [MISCELLANEOUS.—A Clinical Lesson at "LaSalpetriere."—A portraiture picture by M. ANDRE BROUILLET, ofa clinic.—2 illustrations.] |
| [Inauguration of the statue of DenisPapin.—The statue to Papin erected in Paris by popularsubscription.—1 illustration.] |
| [The Action of the Magnet in Hypnosis.—Thenullity of the action of the magnet disclosed.] |
| [To Find the Day of the Week for any Year.—Anew method devised by Lewis Carroll.] |
| VII. | [NAVAL ENGINEERING.—Some Recent High SpeedTwin Screws.—By E.A. LINNINGTON.—An important paper onthe subject of screw propulsion.—6 illustrations.] |
| [The Havre Maritime Exhibition.—Notes on therecently opened exhibition of ships and naval appliances atHavre.—1 illustration.] |
| [The New German Corvette Greif.—A recentaddition to the German fleet illustrated and described.—1illustration.] |
| [The Steamship Great Eastern.—A plea for themammoth steamer.—Probabilities of her future usefulness.] |
| [Twin Screw Torpedo Boat.—The new sea-goingvessel built by Yarrow & Co. for the Italiangovernment.—Her extraordinary speed.] |
| VIII. | [ORDNANCE.—Our Coast Defenses.—Aninteresting summary by Gen. H.L. ABBOTT of our means for defendingour coasts.] |
| [The New Krupp Guns.—The dimensions of thelargest guns in the world, now in process of construction atEssen.—2 illustrations.] |
| IX. | [PHYSICS.—Colors of ThinPlates.—Report of a recent lecture by Lord Rayleigh.] |
| X. | [TECHNOLOGY.—Recent Advances in SewingMachines.—By JOHN W. URQUHART.—A recent lecture beforethe Society of Arts of London, giving an exhaustive review of thesubject.—15 illustrations.] |
