Scientific American Supplement, October 3, 1891

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Various

Title

Scientific American Supplement No. 822, October 3, 1891

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English

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T: Technology

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Science -- Periodicals

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eBook-No.

14989

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https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14989

Release Date

February 9, 2005

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Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT NO. 822
2. 2.NEW YORK, October 3, 1891 — Scientific American Supplement. Vol. XXXII, No. 822. — Scientific American established 1845 — Scientific American Supplement, $5 a year. — Scientific American and Supplement, $7 a year.
3. 3.THE REDOUTABLE.
4. 4.ARMOR PLATING ON BATTLESHIPS: FRANCE AND GREAT BRITAIN.
5. 5.DEMOLITION OF ROCKS UNDER WATER WITHOUT EXPLOSIVES-LOBNITZ SYSTEM. 1 — By EDWIN S. CRAWLEY.
6. 6.PROGRESS IN ENGINEERING. — COAL MINES. — STEAM TRAMS AND ELECTRIC TRAMS.
7. 7.IMPROVED CHANGEABLE SPEED GEARING.
8. 8.ELECTRICAL STANDARDS. — Resolutions. — Specification referred to in Resolution 10.
9. 9.THE TWO OR THREE PHASE ALTERNATING CURRENT SYSTEMS. — By CARL HERING.
10. 10.THE LONDON PARIS TELEPHONE. 1 — By W.H. Preece, F.R.S.
11. 11.THE MANUFACTURE OF PHOSPHORUS BY ELECTRICITY.
12. 12.NEW BLEACHING APPARATUS.
13. 13.THE USE OF COMPRESSED AIR IN CONJUNCTION WITH MEDICINAL SOLUTIONS IN THE TREATMENT OF NERVOUS AND MENTAL AFFECTIONS. — BEING A NEW SYSTEM OF CEREBRO-SPINAL THERAPEUTICS. — By J. LEONARD CORNING, A.M., M.D., New York, Consultant in Nervous Diseases to St. Francis Hospital, St. Mary's Hospital, the Hackensack Hospital, etc.
14. 14.EYESIGHT: ITS CARE DURING INFANCY AND YOUTH. 1 — By L. WEBSTER FOX, M.D.
15. 15.THE WATER MOLECULE. 1 — By A. GANSWINDT.
16. 16.THE FORMATION OF STARCH IN LEAVES.
17. 17.STANDARDS AND METHODS FOR THE POLARIMETRIC ESTIMATION OF SUGARS. 1 — I.—INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS. — II.—SKILLED OBSERVERS. — III.—ARRANGEMENT OF LABORATORIES. — IV.—METHODS OF MANIPULATION. — DIRECTIONS FOR THE POLARIZATION OF SUGAR. — PREPARATION OF THE SUGAR SOLUTION FOR POLARIZATION. — SUMMARIZED SOURCES OF ERROR.
18. 18.THE GRAND FALLS OF LABRADOR.
19. 19.ANTS. — By RUTH WARD KAHN.
20. 20.A GEM-BEARING GRANITE VEIN IN WESTERN CONNECTICUT. — By L.P. GRATACAP.
21. 21.THE STUDY OF MANKIND. — CLASSIFICATION. — DIFFERENCES IN SKULLS. — CONNECTION OF LANGUAGE AND PHYSICAL CONFORMATION. — TRAVELERS' IMPRESSIONS. — A New Catalogue of Valuable Papers — THE SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN
22. 22.Architects and Builders Edition. — Building Plans and Specifications. — THE Scientific American Supplement. — PUBLISHED WEEKLY.
23. 23.Useful Engineering Books
24. 24.PATENTS!

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