This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Auto Chronograph Aims to Measure Car Speed Precisely
A compact device by M Mau rice Espagnent uses a time recorder, moving tape, and two contact bands to record speed as a car passes the bands. The drawn line length indicates time to the fiftieth of a second or less, while power estimates peg water usage for electricity across Europe and the United States at high horse powers. In Southern California giant Sequoias age estimates reach 5,000 to 8,000 years, with rings suggesting growth since 550 A.D. Mont Blanc air tests found no microbes in 100 analyses. Pinehurst Gun Club announces a season of trap shooting events led by MagnTrap and Tower traps, with a championship tournament schedule from January to April and various informal shoots for women.
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M. Maurice Espagnent
California
American Museum of Natural History