Scientific American Supplement: Free Issues to Read Online

Scientific American Supplement is a public-domain magazine (late 1800s–early 1900s). You can read the issues below free at Project Gutenberg. Engineering and science articles from the 1890s.

About Scientific American Supplement

The Scientific American Supplement was a weekly companion to Scientific American, published in the United States in the late 1800s and early 1900s. It reprinted long articles on engineering, chemistry, inventions and natural history. Project Gutenberg has several issues, including No. 841 from February 13, 1892.

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Is it suitable for children?

Technical writing from 1892. Useful as history of technology; do not follow old chemical or safety advice from it. Suggested age: 14+.

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