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    • Etienne Henry Sainte-Claire Deville - Nature

      Nature· 16 hours ago

      Étienne Henry Sainte-Claire Deville was born March 11, 1818, on the island of St. Thomas, in the Antilles, and was of Creole origin. Like most of the youth in the French colonies, he was sent ...

    • 14,000 Miles through the Air - Nature

      Nature· 16 hours ago

      THIS small volume by the late Sir Ross Smith marks an epoch in the history of flying, for it is a record of the first flight from London to Australia. Sir Ross Smith and his brother, Sir Keith ...

    • The Varley Brothers - Nature

      Nature· 16 hours ago

      IN an interesting address on the brothers Varley, who did much valuable pioneering work in telegraphy and electrical engineering, Col. Lee, of the Post Office, in a lecture on May 5 to the Institution ...