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Smithsonian Institution - United States National Museum - Bulletin 240 Contributions From the Museum of History and Technology Papers 34-44 on Science and Technology

Part of the scholarly and scientific publications of the United States National Museum series: United States National Museum Bulletin.

In these series, the Museum publishes original articles and monographs dealing with the collections and work of its constituent museums— The Museum of Natural History and the Museum of History and Technology. These are gathered in volumes, octavo in size, with the publication date of each paper recorded in the table of contents of the volume.

Since 1959, shorter papers relating to the collections and research of that Museum have been gathered in Bulletins titled “Contributions from the Museum of History and Technology,”.

The present collection of Contributions, Papers 34-44, comprises Bulletin 240.

--The 1893 Duryea automobile in the Museum of History and Technology, by Don H. Berkebile
--The Borghesi astronomical clock in the Museum of History and Technology, by Silvio A. Bedini
--The engineering contributions of Wendel Bollman, by Robert M. Vogel
--Screw-thread cutting by the master-screw method since 1480, by Edwin A. Battison
--The earliest electromagnetic instruments, by Robert A. Chipman
--Fulton's "steam battery" blockship and catamaran, by Howard I. Chapelle
--History of phosphorus, by Eduard Farber
--Tunnel engineering, a museum treatment, by Robert M. Vogel
--The "Pioneer": light passenger locomotive of 1851 in the Museum of History and Technology, by John H. White
--History of the Division of Medical Sciences, by Sami Hamarneh
--Development of gravity pendulums in the 19th century, by Victor F. Lenzen and Robert P. Multhauf.

Year of Publication: 1966Genres: Science , Technology & Engineering , Modern (20th C)

Running Time: 12 hours 49 minutes 06 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	Introduction by FRANK A. TAYLOR Director, United States National Museum realisticspeakers	3:24
2	34. The 1893 Duryea Automobile realisticspeakers	33:51
3	The 1893 Duryea Automobile Part 2 realisticspeakers	28:34
4	The 1893 Duryea Automobile Part 3 realisticspeakers	4:42
5	35. The Borghesi Astronomical Clock realisticspeakers	20:19
6	The Borghesi Astronomical Clock Part 2 realisticspeakers	32:18
7	The Borghesi Astronomical Clock Part 3 realisticspeakers	21:04
8	The Borghesi Astronomical Clock Part 4 realisticspeakers	30:51
9	36. The Engineering Contributions of Wendel Bollman realisticspeakers	25:50
10	The Engineering Contributions of Wendel Bollman Part 2 realisticspeakers	14:35
11	37. Screw-Thread Cutting by the Master Screw Method Since 1480 realisticspeakers	27:06
12	38. The Earliest Electromagnetic Instruments Part 1 realisticspeakers	19:23
13	The Earliest Electromagnetic Instruments Part 2 realisticspeakers	36:18
14	39. Fulton’s “Steam Battery”: Blockship and Catamaran Part 1 realisticspeakers	23:24
15	Fulton’s “Steam Battery”: Blockship and Catamaran Part 2 realisticspeakers	43:25
16	Fulton’s “Steam Battery”: Blockship and Catamaran Part 3 realisticspeakers	28:36
17	40. History of Phosphorus Part 1 realisticspeakers	20:20
18	History of Phosphorus Part 2 realisticspeakers	24:55
19	History of Phosphorus Part 3 realisticspeakers	10:22
20	41. Tunnel Engineering—A Museum Treatment Part 1 realisticspeakers	12:32
21	Tunnel Engineering—A Museum Treatment Part 2 realisticspeakers	25:15
22	Tunnel Engineering—A Museum Treatment Part 3 realisticspeakers	43:04
23	42. The “Pioneer”: Light Passenger Locomotive of 1851 Part 1 realisticspeakers	18:26
24	The “Pioneer”: Light Passenger Locomotive Part 2 realisticspeakers	34:48
25	43. History of the Division of Medical Sciences Part 1 realisticspeakers	20:50
26	History of the Division of Medical Sciences Part 2 realisticspeakers	39:56
27	44. Development of Gravity Pendulums in the 19th Century Part 1 realisticspeakers	38:14
28	Development of Gravity Pendulums in the 19th Century Part 2 realisticspeakers	38:29
29	Development of Gravity Pendulums in the 19th Century Part 3 realisticspeakers	23:57
30	Development of Gravity Pendulums in the 19th Century Part 4 realisticspeakers	24:18