Scientific American June 1932 Volume 146 Number 6

1932

New York

Munn, Orson D.

Scientific American Publishing Company

4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

F First Edition

Features: Sanity, Prohibition, and the federal deficit, A gasser blows in - heroic measures necessary to combat flames, in oil fields, Where diamonds earn their keep - interesting life of a diamond, in an industrial plant - whence it comes, how it is used, and how it ends, Editorials - radium waters - Philippine Independence -, Frightfulness in warfare, A Nerve center of communication - how your radio or cable, message is speeded through, Eclipses and the Sund's atmosphere - solution of an outstanding, solar problem, Flying as fast as sound - considerations of what the future may, hold for aviation - some physiological and mechanical aspects of, the question, An early Christian cemetary - the Libyan desert gives up further, secrets of antiquity, Viscount Grey and Lord Haldane - conclusion of a study of two, famous World War personalities, Power from pipe lines to wires - natural gas used as fuel in, steam electric plant, Watching the creation of the stars - more concerning the, evolution of the galaxies, Unusual fishes - they build nests, walk on land, live in dried mud, and breathe air, Forty-noners starved in the midst of plenty - survey of plants, and animals in Death Valley shows that pioneers could have, survived the trials of the desert, Modern alchemy - photographing the birth of an atom, What next in elevator technology?, Inter-glacial man in England - human remains and artifacts tell, an interesting story of pre-glacial migrations to and from, England. Unmarked. Average wear. Magazine Back Issues

S Paperback

Good

English

Softcover

Yes