Scientific American Supplement, No. 458, October 11, 1884


Lu par LibriVox Volunteers

(4.4 stars; 4 reviews)

The Scientific American may be the oldest continuously published periodical in the United States, having 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 The Temperature of the Solar Surface, Dr. Koch on the Cholera, The Cay Monument at Uxmal, and a long article on Modern Locomotive Practice, and one on Malaria. - Summary by Larry Wilson (5 hr 35 min)

Chapitres

The Frankfort and Offenbach Electric Railway 5:25 Lu par Holly Poppell
Possibilities of the Telephone 5:40 Lu par Adam Starks
Pyrometers 12:19 Lu par prajak
The Temperature of the Solar Surface 20:48 Lu par prajak
Chemical Nature of Starch Grains 4:16 Lu par Holly Poppell
The Amalgamation of Silver Ores 19:27 Lu par Ned Kruger
Interesting Facts about Platinum 10:01 Lu par Inkell
Bayle's Lamp Chimney 10:57 Lu par prajak
Modern Locomotive Practice, Part I 17:18 Lu par Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
Modern Locomotive Practice, Part II 16:45 Lu par Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
Modern Locomotive Practice, Part III 15:43 Lu par Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
Modern Locomotive Practice, Part IV 16:22 Lu par Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
Modern Locomotive Practice, Part V 6:55 Lu par Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
Screw Steam Collier Frostburg / Destruction of the Tardes Viaduct 7:42 Lu par Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
Joy's Reversing and Expansion Valve Gear 15:59 Lu par KenK
The Steam Bell 4:46 Lu par Logan Lorenz
Lieut. Greely before the British Association 9:08 Lu par mleigh
Diamond Mining in Brazil 21:41 Lu par Rita Boutros
What We Really Know about Asiatic Cholera 8:11 Lu par Rita Boutros
Dr. Koch on the Cholera 26:33 Lu par Leslie Frank
Malaria, Part I 17:04 Lu par Holly Poppell
Malaria, Part II 21:59 Lu par James R. Hedrick
Malaria, Part III 14:48 Lu par James R. Hedrick
Halesia Hispida / Windflowers 10:16 Lu par Rita Boutros
Story of Lieut. Greely's Recovery 8:03 Lu par mleigh
The Cay Monument at Uxmal 7:05 Lu par Rita Boutros

Critiques

These old magazines show just far we have come.


(5 stars)

Today 'Scientific American'. is world leader in in depth discussions of religiously reviewed articles about anthropogenic global climate change, gender dynamics, and critical reviews of how math and science disproportionately harm nonbinary BIPOCs. It tells the populace what to think. Great Stuff. You have to trust the science. But back in the 1880s, this publication was publishing a bunch of science stuff involving numbers and concepts that did not revolve around fighting the disproportionate influence white nerds have on society. It is great to see we have advanced so far.