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Scientific American Supplement, November 7, 1885

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Author
Various
Title
Scientific American Supplement, No. 514, November 7, 1885
Credits
Produced by Jon Niehof, Don Kretz, Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks and the DP Team
Language
English
LoC Class
T: Technology
Subject
Science -- Periodicals
Category
Text
eBook-No.
11761
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/11761
Release Date
April 1, 2004
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT NO. 514
  2. 2.NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 7, 1885 — Scientific American Supplement. Vol. XX., No. 514. — Scientific American established 1845 — Scientific American Supplement, $5 a year. — Scientific American and Supplement, $7 a year.
  3. 3.ROMAN REMAINS AT LEICESTER, ENGLAND.
  4. 4.THE BARBARA UTTMANN STATUE AT ANNABERG, SAXONY.
  5. 5.IMPROVEMENTS IN CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION.
  6. 6.THE BLUE PRINT PROCESS. — R.W. JONES.
  7. 7.REPRODUCTION OF DRAWINGS IN BLUE LINES ON WHITE GROUND. — A.H. HAIG.
  8. 8.RELATIVE COSTS OF FLUID AND SOLID FUELS. 1 — By JAMES BEATTY, JR., Member of the Club.
  9. 9.THE MANUFACTURE OF STEEL CASTINGS.
  10. 10.SCIENCE IN DIMINISHING CASUALTIES AT SEA.
  11. 11.A PLAN FOR A CARBONIZING HOUSE.
  12. 12.APPARATUS FOR EVAPORATING ORGANIC LIQUIDS.
  13. 13.IMPROVED LEVELING MACHINE.
  14. 14.THE SCHOLAR'S COMPASSES.
  15. 15.THE INTEGRAPH.
  16. 16.APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING GASEOUS BEVERAGES.
  17. 17.APPARATUS FOR MEASURING THE FORCE OF EXPLOSIVES.
  18. 18.SANDMANN'S VINEGAR APPARATUS.
  19. 19.FIELD KITCHENS.
  20. 20.A NEW COP-WINDER.
  21. 21.THE PRESERVATION OF TIMBER. 2 — REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS ON THE PRESERVATION OF TIMBER, PRESENTED AND ACCEPTED AT THE ANNUAL CONVENTION, JUNE 25, 1885. — BOUCHERIE, OR SULPHATE OF COPPER. — COMMENTS ON SULPHATE OF COPPER EXPERIMENTS. — COMMENTS ON MISCELLANEOUS EXPERIMENTS. — DECAY OF TIMBER.
  22. 22.THE SPAN OF CABIN JOHN BRIDGE.
  23. 23.THE GERMAN CORVETTE AUGUSTA.
  24. 24.IMPROVEMENT IN METAL WHEELS.
  25. 25.APPARATUS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF WATER GAS.
  26. 26.LIGHTING AND VENTILATING BY GAS. 4 — By WILLIAM SUGG, of London.
  27. 27.ANDERS' TELEPHONE.
  28. 28.BROWN'S ELECTRIC SPEED REGULATOR.
  29. 29.MAGNETO-ELECTRIC CROSSING SIGNAL.
  30. 30.THE SIZES OF BLOOD CORPUSCLES.
  31. 31.THE ABSORPTION OF PETROLEUM OINTMENT AND LARD BY THE SKIN. 5
  32. 32.THE TAILS OF COMETS.
  33. 33.THE DOUBLE ROLE OF THE STING OF THE HONEY BEE. 7 — EDITORIAL NOTE.
  34. 34.CHLORIDES IN RAINFALL OF 1884.
  35. 35.THE CHROMATOSCOPE.
  36. 36.THE SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT. — PUBLISHED WEEKLY.
  37. 37.PATENTS.

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