New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-01-04
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CONTENTS OF No. l-McNcOls and Nemons Patent
Steam Travelling Crane, with illustrations; Beason's ne"
Instrument for measuring angles, with ILLUSTRATORS; Du,
pick Laihe, by j. WhitwOrth with ilsrahons Failure OF
CaIt-iron Order at Stockport with illustrations Iron
Bridges n L. r. R-wiih illustrations Hydro-car-
bon or Water Gas-Proessor Fyfe Cunard and Coins's
Line ofSteamers lncusatiOn Of Boilers by DrJ Davy;
Atlantic Waves by DR.. Scoresby; Missouri River, by an
Engineer Hunters Submerged Propeller by b. f. lsher-
wood U. S. Navy Photography gelane; Photography
on paper Photographic Images Of the Sun and Moon IN
gsss Or method Of fixing cooTs on Tissues Teredo
Navss; Galvanic Soldering Effect OF SHOT on Iron es-
sells Guta Percha Trade; Reward OF Genius stephen
sons Locomotive Rocket Parliamentary Report OF Com
mssOuers appoL examine into the application OF IRON
railway structures Iron applied 10 Railway Structures,
by @. Dempsey History Of Propeers and Steam Nayigs-
ou by Robert McFarlsne c. E.; Patents and Correspond
ence
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has been professionally engaged for the last twenty years
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