Excerpt from The Franklin Journal and American Mechanics' Magazine, Vol. 1: Devoted to the Useful, Arts, Internal Improvements, and General Science As a few prefatory remarks will be expected on the completion of the first volume of this journal, the editor avails himself of the opportunity thus presented, to say, that he has experienced much gratification, from that approbation of the work, which has been expressed by persons whose favourable opinions are highly valuable. Every new undertaking, presents in its progress, unanticipated difficulties, which require time and perseverance for their removal; to those which necessarily attend a work of this description, others, resulting from the situation of the editor, have, in the present instance, been superadded. The history of his peculiar situation, would be altogether uninteresting to the public, whatever may have been its effects; and he only alludes to it, for the purpose of saying, that it has had an influence on his past labours, but that he feels confident his future pages, will more completely redeem the pledges given in his address, at the commencement of the work. In his progress, the editor has aimed to present scientific views, and at the same time to arrive at practical utility. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Franklin Journal, and American Mechanics' Magazine, Vol. 3: Devoted to the Useful Arts, Internal Improvements, and General Science We would again urge upon our artisans and manufacturers, the great advantage which would result from their publishing the results of their observations and experience; and again assure them, that. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.