Scientific American Supplement, No. 492, June 6, 1885


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The Scientific American may be the oldest continuously published periodical in the United States, havinge launched its first publication in 1845. It has been a mainstay of popular science with in depth articles across a broad spectrum of scientific fields. In this supplement are short articles ranging through such topics as Pumping Machinery, The Distillation of Sea Water, Winter and the Insects, Silk Worm Eggs, and The Casino at Monte Carlo. - Summary by Larry Wilson (4 hr 29 min)

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New Spanish Artillery 1:48 Gelesen von Larry Wilson
Qualitative Tests for Steel Rails 4:56 Gelesen von ToddHW
A New Form of Small Bessemer Plant 4:53 Gelesen von ToddHW
Triple Compound Engines 13:34 Gelesen von ToddHW
Early History of the Steam Jack 5:15 Gelesen von ToddHW
Bridge at Verona 4:08 Gelesen von mleigh
Pumping Machinery 16:08 Gelesen von Brize C
Improved Gun Pressure Gauge 7:36 Gelesen von Tim Tran
Improved Plaiting Machine 5:40 Gelesen von Adrian Stephens
Self-Acting Shuttle Guard 2:18 Gelesen von Lee Vogler
Ruler and Triangle for Hatching 1:53 Gelesen von RMitchell
The Distillation of Sea Water 12:31 Gelesen von Availle
Aids to Correct Exposure on Photographic Plates 21:18 Gelesen von Adrian Stephens
Isochromatic Photography 13:50 Gelesen von Adrian Stephens
Distortion from Expansion of the Paper in Photography 10:37 Gelesen von Adrian Stephens
Measuring the Thickness of Boiler Plates 1:50 Gelesen von Adrian Stephens
Groups of Statuary for the Pediment of the House of Parliament in Vienna 2:39 Gelesen von Adrian Stephens
On the Fritts Selenium Cells and Batteries, Part I 21:33 Gelesen von Adrian Stephens
On the Fritts Selenium Cells and Batteries, Part II 18:58 Gelesen von Adrian Stephens
Electricity Applied to the Manufacture of Varnish 4:45 Gelesen von Verla Viera
Naglo Brothers' Telephone System 3:55 Gelesen von gont
The Gerard Electric Lamp 3:35 Gelesen von gont
A New Reflecting Galvanometer 6:41 Gelesen von grolon
Histological Methods 12:29 Gelesen von Yoganandh T
Life History of a New Septic Organism 5:32 Gelesen von Yoganandh T
Winter and the Insects 6:49 Gelesen von Yoganandh T
Silk Worm Eggs 5:38 Gelesen von BettyB
Determining the Mean Density of the Earth 3:53 Gelesen von Laurie Banza
Physics without Apparatus 2:45 Gelesen von gont
The Casino at Monte Carlo 2:41 Gelesen von Alan Mapstone
On an Express Engine 12:50 Gelesen von John Kennard
The Mucilage on Postage Stamps 1:14 Gelesen von Larry Wilson
Erythroxylon 19:18 Gelesen von Gwilym Taylor
The Melloco 6:03 Gelesen von Larry Wilson