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

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

by Various

English· 05:35:11· 26 chapters
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

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Chapters

  1. Chapter 1

    The Frankfort and Offenbach Electric Railway

    05:25
  2. Chapter 2

    Possibilities of the Telephone

    05:40
  3. Chapter 3

    Pyrometers

    12:19
  4. Chapter 4

    The Temperature of the Solar Surface

    20:48
  5. Chapter 5

    Chemical Nature of Starch Grains

    04:16
  6. Chapter 6

    The Amalgamation of Silver Ores

    19:27
  7. Chapter 7

    Interesting Facts about Platinum

    10:01
  8. Chapter 8

    Bayle's Lamp Chimney

    10:57
  9. Chapter 9

    Modern Locomotive Practice, Part I

    17:18
  10. Chapter 10

    Modern Locomotive Practice, Part II

    16:45
  11. Chapter 11

    Modern Locomotive Practice, Part III

    15:43
  12. Chapter 12

    Modern Locomotive Practice, Part IV

    16:22
  13. Chapter 13

    Modern Locomotive Practice, Part V

    06:55
  14. Chapter 14

    Screw Steam Collier Frostburg / Destruction of the Tardes Viaduct

    07:42
  15. Chapter 15

    Joy's Reversing and Expansion Valve Gear

    15:59
  16. Chapter 16

    The Steam Bell

    04:46
  17. Chapter 17

    Lieut. Greely before the British Association

    09:08
  18. Chapter 18

    Diamond Mining in Brazil

    21:41
  19. Chapter 19

    What We Really Know about Asiatic Cholera

    08:11
  20. Chapter 20

    Dr. Koch on the Cholera

    26:33
  21. Chapter 21

    Malaria, Part I

    17:04
  22. Chapter 22

    Malaria, Part II

    21:59
  23. Chapter 23

    Malaria, Part III

    14:48
  24. Chapter 24

    Halesia Hispida / Windflowers

    10:16
  25. Chapter 25

    Story of Lieut. Greely's Recovery

    08:03
  26. Chapter 26

    The Cay Monument at Uxmal

    07:05