Scientific American Supplement, March 6, 1886

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Title

Scientific American Supplement, No. 531, March 6, 1886

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Produced by Produced by Josephine Paolucci, Don Kretz, Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks and the DP Team

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English

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T: Technology

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Science -- Periodicals

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11383

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February 1, 2004

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Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT NO. 531
2. 2.NEW YORK, MARCH 6, 1886 — Scientific American Supplement. Vol. XXI, No. 531. — Scientific American established 1845 — Scientific American Supplement, $5 a year. — Scientific American and Supplement, $7 a year.
3. 3.THE USE OF IRON IN FORTIFICATION.
4. 4.HIGH SPEED ON THE OCEAN.
5. 5.SIBLEY COLLEGE LECTURES. — BY THE CORNELL UNIVERSITY NON-RESIDENT LECTURERS IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING.
6. 6.PRINCIPLES AND METHODS OF BALANCING FORCES DEVELOPED IN MOVING BODIES. — BY CHAS. T. PORTER. — INTRODUCTION. — THE PRINCIPLES AND METHODS OF BALANCING FORCES DEVELOPED IN MOVING BODIES. — MOMENTUM AND CENTRIFUGAL FORCE.
7. 7.COMPRESSED AIR POWER SCHEMES. — By J. STURGEON, Engineer of the Birmingham Compressed Air Power Company.
8. 8.THE BERTHON COLLAPSIBLE CANOE.
9. 9.THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE OPENING OF THE FIRST GERMAN STEAM RAILROAD.
10. 10.IMPROVED COAL ELEVATOR.
11. 11.STEEL-MAKING LADLES.
12. 12.APPARATUS FOR DEMONSTRATING THAT ELECTRICITY DEVELOPS ONLY ON THE SURFACE OF CONDUCTORS.
13. 13.THE COLSON TELEPHONE.
14. 14.THE MELDOMETER.
15. 15.TOUCH TRANSMISSION BY ELECTRICITY IN THE EDUCATION OF DEAF-MUTES.
16. 16.WATER GAS. — THE RELATIVE VALUE OF WATER GAS AND OTHER GASES AS IRON REDUCING AGENTS. — By B.H. THWAITE.
17. 17.ANTISEPTIC MOUTH WASH.
18. 18.ANNATTO. — By WILLIAM LAWSON.
19. 19.JAPANESE RICE WINE AND SOJA SAUCE.
20. 20.ALUMINUM. — By J.A. PRICE.
21. 21.THE ORIGIN OF METEORITES.
22. 22.CANDELABRA CACTUS AND CALIFORNIA WOODPECKER. — By C.F. HOLDER. — CEREUS GIGANTEUS.
23. 23.HOW PLANTS ARE REPRODUCED. — By C.E. STUART, B.Sc.
24. 24.THE SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT. — PUBLISHED WEEKLY.
25. 25.PATENTS.

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