Project Gutenberg 2010-01-12 Public domain in the USA. 488 Various Verschillende Various, Various Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 2, No. 12, May, 1851. Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. "Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 2, No. 12, May, 1851" by Various is a periodical publication written in the mid-19th century. This magazine features a collection of articles covering various topics, including literature, science, and cultural observations, typical of 19th-century literary magazines. In the opening portion, the content dives into a detailed description of a specific establishment—the Novelty Works in New York—highlighting the machinery and processes involved in constructing marine steam engines of the largest class. The beginning of the magazine focuses on the significance of the Novelty Works as a crucial site of industrial innovation in steam-powered machinery. It describes the establishment's layout and the bustling activity of the workers within as they construct massive components essential for ocean-going vessels. The narrative elaborates on the grandeur of steam engineering and its vital role in global commerce, while emphasizing the industrious spirit of the time, marked by the clash between human ingenuity and the challenges posed by nature, particularly in navigating the treacherous seas. The piece sets a tone of admiration for the men and machines that power these advancements, underlining the transformation of society through industrialization. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Culture -- Periodicals Civilization -- Periodicals American literature -- Periodicals AP Text Harper's New Monthly Magazine Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Science - Physics Category: Engineering & Technology Category: Journals 864330 2025-08-12T14:23:23.234257 text/html 869033 2021-01-06T00:41:39 text/html 2861346 2025-08-12T14:23:36.170709 application/epub+zip 2871218 2025-08-12T14:23:27.624213 application/epub+zip 412704 2025-08-12T14:23:25.977252 application/epub+zip 3226726 2025-08-12T14:23:42.762694 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3183888 2025-08-12T14:23:34.920681 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 723799 2022-09-14T09:16:03.994494 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 813862 2025-08-12T14:23:21.969252 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 813560 2021-01-06T00:41:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 813630 2021-01-06T00:41:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21094 2025-08-12T14:23:42.904649 application/rdf+xml 20327 2025-08-12T14:23:26.492219 image/jpeg 4369 2025-08-12T14:23:26.233236 image/jpeg 321974 2021-01-06T00:41:39 application/octet-stream application/zip 2744671 2021-01-06T00:41:39 application/octet-stream application/zip 321843 2021-01-06T00:41:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 2902571 2025-08-12T14:23:23.370293 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