Scientific American Supplement, No. 484, April 11, 1885
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Length 3 h 40 min
Chapters 20
First published 1885
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 Torpedo Ships, The Gas Engine, Capstan Navigation on the Volga, Astronomical Photography, and Sanitary Cooking. - Summary by Larry Wilson
Chapters
1
Blaauw Krantz Viaduct in Cape Colony Read by Larry Wilson 6:48
2
Torpedo Ships / A Plumbing Test Read by Stacey Malcolm 3:35
3
The Gas Engine by Dugald Clerk, Part 1 Read by Verla Viera 18:21
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The Gas Engine by Dugald Clerk, Part 2 Read by Verla Viera 16:27
5
Rapid Construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway by E.T. Abbott Read by BettyB 14:15
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The Osgood Mammoth Excavator / The Osgood Excavator Read by George Banfield 7:22
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Capstan Navigation on the Volga Read by Julie Anne Thompson 8:11
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Steamboat Equipment of War Vessels Read by bilwelvox 11:55
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Improved Steam Trap Read by Elizabeth Mason 4:41
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Photometrical Standards / Bleaching or Dyeing-Yarns and Goods in Vacuo Read by Julie Anne Thompson 5:11
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On the Moulding of Porcelain by Charles Lauth Read by jenno 14:14
12
Photo-Tricycle Apparatus / A Photo Printing Light / A New Actinometer Read by Beau Wood 6:14
13
Astronomical Photography Read by Availle 10:04
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Electricity as a Preventive of Scale in Boilers / Alphabet Designed by Godfrey Sykes Read by Julie Anne Thompson 4:07
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Brief Sanitary Matters in Connection with Isolated Country Houses by E.W. Bowditch, C.E. Read by bilwelvox 15:39
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Sanitary Cooking by Virginia L. Oppenheimer, M.D., Seymour, Ind. / Time Required to Digest Different Foods Read by Erica Brooks 21:00
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The Organization and Plan of The United States Geological Survey by J.W. Powell, Part 1 Read by BettyB 16:08
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The Organization and Plan of The United States Geological Survey by J.W. Powell. Part 2 Read by BettyB 14:14
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The Sunflowers by Charles Wolley-Dod / A Quick Filter Read by jenno 15:09
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Lye's Fuchsias Read by Larry Wilson 6:13
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