Scientific American Supplement, November 21, 1891

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Scientific American Supplement, No. 829, November 21, 1891

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15051

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February 14, 2005

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Contents

1. 1.SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT NO. 829
2. 2.NEW YORK, November 21, 1891. — Scientific American Supplement. Vol. XXXII, No. 829. — Scientific American established 1845 — Scientific American Supplement, $5 a year. — Scientific American and Supplement, $7 a year.
3. 3.THE RECENT BATTLES IN CHILE. — THE BATTLE OF VIÑA DEL MAR, CHILE.
4. 4.THE SUN'S MOTION IN SPACE. — By A.M. CLERKE.
5. 5.ANIMAL ORIGIN OF PETROLEUM AND PARAFFIN.
6. 6.THE ORIGIN OF PETROLEUM. 1 — By O.C.D. Ross, M.Inst.C.E.
7. 7.THE COLORADO DESERT LAKE.
8. 8.HEMLOCK AND PARSLEY. — By W.W. BAILEY.
9. 9.THE EREMURI.
10. 10.RAPHIDES, THE CAUSE OF THE ACRIDITY OF CERTAIN PLANTS. — By R.A. WEBER, Ph.D.
11. 11.THE WHALE-HEADED STORK.
12. 12.THE CALIFORNIA RAISIN INDUSTRY.
13. 13.COLD AND MORTALITY. — By Dr. B.W. RICHARDSON. — ANIMAL POWER AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE. — FALL OF TEMPERATURE—MODE OF ACTION. — EXTRACTION OF HEAT. — SUPPRESSED OXIDATION. — MECHANICAL COLD. — COMBINED EFFECTS. — SOME SIMPLE RULES.
14. 14.THE TREATMENT OF GLAUCOMA.
15. 15.A TWIN SCREW LAUNCH RUN BY A COMPOUND ENGINE.
16. 16.IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF RIVER AND CANAL BARGES. — By M. RITTER (KNIGHT) VON SZABEL, late Austrian Naval Officer, of Vienna.
17. 17.WELDON'S RANGE FINDER.
18. 18.WHEELS LINKED WITH A BELL CRANK.
19. 19.THE DECORATIVE TREATMENT OF NATURAL FOLIAGE. 1 — By HUGH STANNUS. — § 1.—THE ELEMENTS OF DECORATION. — § 2.—THE TWO KINDS OF FOLIAGE. — § 3.—APPLICATION OF THE TWO KINDS. — § 4.—THE FOUR TREATMENTS. — § 5.—THE BOTANICAL ANALYSIS TREATMENT. — § 6.—THE DISGUISED ARTIFICIALITY TREATMENT. — § 7.—NOTE ON SYMMETRY. — § 8.—REALISM AND CONVENTIONALISM: DEFINITIONS. — § 9.—SCALES FROM REALISM TO CONVENTIONALISM.
20. 20.THE CYCLOSTAT.
21. 21.MERCURY WEIGHING MACHINE.
22. 22.REEFING SAILS FROM THE DECK. — L.K. MORSE. — Rockport, Me., Oct. 28, 1891.
23. 23.A NEW PROCESS FOR THE BLEACHING OF JUTE. — By Messrs. LEYKAM and TOSEFOTHAL.
24. 24.THE INDEPENDENT—STORAGE OR PRIMARY BATTERY—SYSTEM OF ELECTRIC MOTIVE POWER. 1 — By KNIGHT NEFTEL. — PRIMARY BATTERIES. — SECONDARY BATTERIES.
25. 25.ON THE ELIMINATION OF SULPHUR FROM PIG IRON. 1 — By J. MASSENEZ, Hoerde.
26. 26.ON THE OCCURRENCE OF TIN IN CANNED FOOD. — By H.A. WEBER, Ph.D. — METHOD. — RESULTS OF EXAMINATION.
27. 27.NEW PROCESS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF CHROMATES. — By J. MASSIGNON and E. VATEL.
28. 28.A VIOLET COLORING MATTER FROM MORPHINE.
29. 29.LIQUID BLUE FOR DYEING.
30. 30.A New Catalogue of Valuable Papers — THE SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN
31. 31.Architects and Builders Edition. — Building Plans and Specifications. — THE
32. 32.Scientific American Supplement. — PUBLISHED WEEKLY. — Useful Engineering Books
33. 33.PATENTS!

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