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...current number of the Illustrated American contains an article, "When Furness was at Harvard." The Reverend William Henry Furness, who died recently at Philadelphia, was the oldest living graduate of Harvard. He was graduated in 1820. The article is illustrated by a picture of Dr. Furness and cuts of Holden Chapel, Hollis, Holworthy, and University Halls...
...seems from this that with more experimental work and a higher current, say, 50,0000 volts, that an instantaneous photograph may be taken, and the heavier parts of the body readily photographed...
...current number of the Official Lawn Tennis Bulletin the ranking of the leading players of the United States is given. There are 58 names on the list, divided into nine classes...
...Ruhmkoff coil consists of two coils; one inside called the primary which is a piece of wire only a few feet long; another on the outside called the secondary which is about a mile long. By passing a strong current through the shorter wire and breaking the current a great electric stress and a high force is obtained. Approximately the 10,000 cells would produce 10,000 volts but the three Ruhmkoff coils used in the experiments last night produced approximately 50,000 volts...
...pasteboard box. The next picture was of a turkey's wing which showed the bones and a bullet which had been shot into it. The third picture was again of a turkey's wing with three shots in it, and a ring taken by a to and fro current which is the professor's way of finding out the distance of the object from the surface. The last picture was one of a living human hand taken in Hamburg, Germany. It is the best picture ever taken and was exposed an hour...