Scientific American Supplement, No. 288, July 9, 1881


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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 Seyfferth's Pyrometer, Organic Matter in Sea-Water, On the Composition of Elephants' Milk, and Economy of the Electric Light.
- Summary by Larry Wilson (5 hr 18 min)

Capítulos

Alcohol in Nature--Its Presence in the Earth, Water, and Atmosphere 6:53 Leído por Larry Wilson
Detection of Alcohol in Transparent Soaps 2:25 Leído por Larry Wilson
On the Calorific Power of Fuel, and on Thompson's Calorimeter 25:18 Leído por Lauren Fontaine
Explosion as an Unknown Fire Hazard 20:40 Leído por Lauren Fontaine
Carbon.--Symbol C.--Combining Weight 12 13:23 Leído por J. M. Smallheer
Seyfferth's Pyrometer 7:50 Leído por John D. Parker
Manufacturers' Soaps and Their Production 11:28 Leído por John D. Parker
The Preparation of Perfume Pomades 2:44 Leído por BettyB
Organic Matter in Sea-Water / Bacteria Life 6:09 Leído por BettyB
On the Composition of Elephants' Milk 12:45 Leído por Stacey Malcolm
The Chemical Composition of Rice, Maize, and Barley 7:36 Leído por Lauren Fontaine
Petroleum Oils / Composition of the Petroleum of the Caucasus 17:36 Leído por Goldenco
Notes on Cananga Oil or Ilang-Ilang Oil 13:33 Leído por Rapunzelina
Chian Turpentine 5:58 Leído por KenK
On the Change of Volume Which Accompanies the Galvanic Deposition of a Metal 7:11 Leído por KenK
Analyses of Rice Soils from Burmah 5:43 Leído por Larry Wilson
Dry Air Refrigerating Machine 7:07 Leído por KenK
Thomas's Improved Steam Wheel 4:02 Leído por mleigh
The American Society of Civil Engineers, Address of the President 19:00 Leído por Jonathan Pruett
Delicate Scientific Instruments 26:49 Leído por quartertone
The Future Development of Electrical Appliances 9:35 Leído por mleigh
Rate of Production of Heat, Calculated in the Shape of Horse-Power 14:53 Leído por Rapunzelina
Researches on the Radiant Matter of Crookes and the Mechanical Theory of Electr… 4:33 Leído por KenK
Economy of the Electric Light 9:52 Leído por Availle
On the Space Protected by a Lightning-Conductor 10:27 Leído por Jonathan Pruett
Photo-Electricity of Fluor-Spar Crystals / The Aurora Borealis and Telegraph Ca… 7:29 Leído por M.S.C. Lambert, LC
The Photographic Image: What It Is 12:47 Leído por Piotr Nater
Gelatine Transparencies for the Lantern 9:34 Leído por M.S.C. Lambert, LC
An Integrating Machine 8:40 Leído por John D. Parker
Upon a Modification of Wheatstone's Microphone and Its Applicability to Radioph… 6:25 Leído por Larry Wilson

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Sciece and America are both Raycyst


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We need to ban science, and america