Scientific American Supplement, No. 508, September 26, 1885
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Length 4 h 18 min
Chapters 29
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 Camellias, Experiments in Memory, The Chemical Action of Light, and longer articles on the Gas Engine, and Optical Telegraphy. - Summary by Larry Wilson
Chapters
1
Permeability of Sand Rock by Frederick H. Newell, M.E. Read by Teresa Pierce 5:51
2
The Grotto of Gargas Read by Teresa Pierce 11:23
3
Deep Shafts and Deep Mining Read by Teresa Pierce 17:21
4
Remarkable Wells and Caverns / Note on Cholera Read by Teresa Pierce 10:16
5
The Cabbage Butterfly and The Peacock Butterfly Read by Stacey Malcolm 6:16
6
The Bhotan Cypress Read by Julie Anne Thompson 7:06
7
The Pitcher Plant / What Is a Plant? Read by Teresa Pierce 7:32
8
Camellias Read by Teresa Pierce 10:44
9
ArisÆma Fimbriatum Read by Teresa Pierce 2:37
10
Striking a Light Read by Teresa Pierce 4:28
11
Experiments in Memory Read by Teresa Pierce 7:18
12
Sinking of the Quievrechain Working Shaft Read by Teresa Pierce 14:58
13
On the Elementary Principles of the Gas-Engine by Denny Lane, of Cork, Part 1 Read by Teresa Pierce 13:58
14
On the Elementary Principles of the Gas-Engine by Denny Lane, of Cork, Part 2 Read by Teresa Pierce 15:28
15
On the Elementary Principles of the Gas-Engine by Denny Lane, of Cork, Part 3 Read by Teresa Pierce 22:06
16
M. Meizel's Reciprocating Exhauster Read by Michael Cooper 3:51
17
Automatic Siphon for Irrigation / Assay of Earthenware Glaze Read by Michael Cooper 7:00
18
On the Electrical Furnace and the Reduction of the Oxides of Boron, Silicon, Aluminum, and Other Metals by Carbon Read by Michael Cooper 10:30
19
The Cowles Electric Smelting Process Read by Michael Cooper 11:54
20
Optical Telegraphy - Cryptography - Preservation of Telegrams Read by Teresa Pierce 5:29
21
Optical Telegraphy - Use of the Projector in Optical Telegraphy / Capt. Gaumet's Optical Telegraph Read by Teresa Pierce 6:53
22
Optical Telegraphy - Optical Signaling between Bodies of Troops / Optical Telegraphy by Luminous Balloons / Optical Telegraphy in the Marine Read by Teresa Pierce 4:38
23
Optical Telegraphy - A New Style of Submarine Telegraph Read by Teresa Pierce 8:50
24
A New Circuit Cutter Read by Teresa Pierce 3:53
25
New Micro-Telephonic Apparatus Read by Teresa Pierce 4:49
26
Messrs. Kapp and Crompton's Measuring Instruments Read by Teresa Pierce 5:38
27
The Chemical Action of Light Read by Teresa Pierce 4:32
28
Eutexia, by Thomas Turner, Assoc. R.S.M., F.C.S., Demonstrator of Chemistry, Mason College Read by Teresa Pierce 16:24
29
Chinoline / Method for Rapid Estimation of Urea Read by Teresa Pierce 6:22
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