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  2. Tannic Plants eligible for Culture in New South Wales.

    IN addition to species of Tannic plants form recorded, the following are selected from Baron von Mueller's recently published supplemental lists of "Select Plants." ...

    Article : 1,404 words
  3. Improved Wind Wheel and Water Elevator.

    CONSIDERING the cheapness and universal availability of wind as a motive power for the propulsion of machinery, it has received, until within a very few years, less attention from inventors than its value ...

    Article : 771 words
  4. Facts for Farmers.

    Churning may be made easy by bolting a lever six feet to an upright post about 30 inches from the churn to the bolt, and 42 inches from the bolt, to the end. Here is a gain of power without a loss of speed, ...

    Article : 717 words
  5. SCIENCE—INVENTION— CONSTRUCTION.

    IN our consideration of the transit of Venus, we notice that the accurate observation of the exact instant of contact of the planet with the Sun is the great desideratum to render the observations of ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 979 words
  6. Construction of Bridges for Private Use.

    IN the three former articles on this subject, we have described the various ways of constructing bridges with simple beams, or trussed girders. We will now explain the principle of arches, which ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,287 words
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