It’s our 170th Year Anniversary and we’re offering you our very first Scientific American published issue from 1845 for just $1.70!
Our first published issue includes articles on:
Improved Rail-Road Cars
The Steam-Ship Great Britain
And as our very first editor Rufus Porter writes, this issue of Scientific American will feature the very first articles on The Principles of Mechanics, Chemistry and other branches of Natural Philosophy ever printed in America.

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The 170th Anniversary first published issue of Scientific American for $1.70 offer starts: August 26th, 2015 at 12:00am EST and ends: August 29, 2015 at 11:59pm EST.

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