Scientific American Supplement, December 24, 1881

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Scientific American Supplement, No. 312, December 24, 1881

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Science -- Periodicals

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17817

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Contents

1. 1.SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT NO. 312
2. 2.NEW YORK, DECEMBER 24, 1881 — Scientific American Supplement. Vol. XII., No. 312. — Scientific American established 1845 — Scientific American Supplement, $5 a year. — Scientific American and Supplement, $7 a year.
3. 3.IMPROVED FIFTEEN TON CRANE.
4. 4.IMPROVED STEAM-BOILER.
5. 5.THE ELEVATED RAILWAYS OF NEW YORK. — AMERICAN ANTIMONY.
6. 6.SOME OF THE DEVELOPMENTS OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DURING THE LAST HALF-CENTURY. 1 — By Sir Frederick Bramwell , V.P. Inst. C.E., F.R.S., Chairman of the Council of the Society of Arts. — THE STEAM-ENGINE EMPLOYED FOR MANUFACTURING PURPOSES. — THE EVAPORATIVE CONDENSER. — STEAM NAVIGATION. — MARINE GOVERNORS. — LIGHT ENGINES AND BOILERS. — THE PERKINS SYSTEM. — ETHER ENGINE. — THE QUICKSILVER ENGINE. — LOCOMOTIVE ENGINES. — BRAKES. — MOTORS. — TRANSMISSION OF POWER. — COMPRESSED AIR LOCOMOTIVES. — HYDRAULIC TRANSMISSION OF POWER. — ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION OF POWER. — THE MANUFACTURE OF IRON AND STEEL. — BRIDGES. — MACHINE TOOLS. — THE SEWING MACHINE. — AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY. — PRINTING MACHINERY,
7. 7.AMATEUR MECHANICS. — METAL TURNING. — ROTARY CUTTERS. — WOOD WORKING.
8. 8.A NEW METHOD OF KEEPING MECHANICAL DRAWINGS. 1
9. 9.ACHARD'S ELECTRIC BRAKE.
10. 10.ELECTRICITY; WHAT IT IS, AND WHAT MAY BE EXPECTED OF IT. 1 — By Jacob Reese — WHAT MAY WE EXPECT OF IT.
11. 11.ELECTRIC LIGHT APPARATUS FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC PURPOSES. — By A.J. Jarman .
12. 12.DESRUELLES'S ELECTRIC LIGHTER
13. 13.SOLENOID UNDERGROUND WIRES IN PHILADELPHIA.
14. 14.DR. HERZ'S TELEPHONIC SYSTEMS.
15. 15.DECISION OF THE CONGRESS OF ELECTRICIANS ON THE UNITIES OF ELECTRIC MEASURES.
16. 16.SECONDARY BATTERIES. — By J. Rousse.
17. 17.THE TREATMENT OF QUICKSILVER ORES IN SPAIN.
18. 18.THE BALLOON IN AERONAUTICS.
19. 19.ARTISTS' HOMES. NO. 12—MR. WILLIAM EMERSON'S HOUSE AT LITTLE SUTTON, CHISWICK.
20. 20.MEMORABLE ENGLISH HOUSES.
21. 21.DOMESTIC SUGAR PRODUCTION.
22. 22.HERALD ISLAND. — ON THE SUMMIT. — A MIDNIGHT OBSERVATION. — PLANT LIFE ON HERALD ISLAND. — INHABITANTS OF THE CLIFFS.
23. 23.FRANZ LISZT.
24. 24.M. GARNIER'S NEW METHODS OF PHOTOENGRAVING. — By Major J. Waterhouse, B.Sc. — PHOTOGRAVURE. — PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTING BY VAPOR—ATMOGRAPHY.
25. 25.DANGERS OF PYROGALLIC ACID. — By Dr. T.L. Phipson. — THE
26. 26.Scientific American Supplement.
27. 27.PATENTS.

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