Project Gutenberg 2006-09-29 Public domain in the USA. 1729 Various Verschillende Various, Various Scientific American, Volume XXXVI., No. 8, February 24, 1877 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures. Produced by Juliet Sutherland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net "Scientific American, Volume XXXVI., No. 8, February 24, 1877" is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. This issue features a collection of articles that covers a range of topics related to practical information in art, science, mechanics, and various innovations of the time. Readers can expect insights into topics such as the date palm, inventions in engineering, trends in the iron trade, and advances in medical treatments. At the start of the issue, several pieces introduce diverse subjects, from the profound cultural significance of the date palm in the Middle East and its importance in local diets to peculiar observations about animal characteristics influenced by color. Alongside these cultural discussions are updates on innovations like the Wetli Mountain Railroad and its complexities, and scientific explorations related to growth in plants under colored glass. The opening portion sets the tone for a journal that aims to disseminate practical advancements and scientific discussions relevant to its contemporaneous audience, highlighting an era of burgeoning curiosity and exploration in the sciences. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Science -- Periodicals Technology -- Periodicals T Text Scientific American Browsing: Computers & Technology Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference Browsing: Science - General Category: Science - Physics Category: Science - Biology Category: Engineering & Technology Category: Art Category: Health & Medicine Category: Journals 329303 2025-06-08T09:53:00.167322 text/html 318641 2006-09-29T04:00:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 3120211 2006-09-29T04:00:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 3138299 2025-06-08T09:53:23.434227 application/epub+zip 3133800 2025-06-08T09:53:08.902305 application/epub+zip 149396 2025-06-08T09:53:00.714346 application/epub+zip 10116275 2025-06-08T09:53:29.199204 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 10091029 2025-06-08T09:53:14.868292 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 310227 2022-09-09T09:17:38.190237 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 285183 2025-06-08T09:52:59.293372 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 285134 2006-09-29T04:00:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 110802 2006-09-29T04:00:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 285184 2006-09-29T04:00:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 110765 2006-09-29T04:00:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20686 2025-06-08T09:53:29.388213 application/rdf+xml 6736 2025-06-08T09:53:00.808313 image/jpeg 1199 2025-06-08T09:53:00.761315 image/jpeg 3112795 2025-06-08T09:53:00.334334 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog