Scientific American, Vol. 42, No. 3 (1880)
A weekly American science and technology magazine, Scientific American, volume 42 issue 3 from 1880, printed in New York for engineers, mechanics and general readers. Its pictures are black-and-white wood engravings of laboratory apparatus, bent glass and metal piping, a pressure regulator and a gas-fired furnace, drawn with crisp hatching and clear outlines that suit technical diagram styling.











