Scientific American Supplement, No. 664, September 22, 1888


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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 Iron Sailing Ships, Coal Tar as Fuel for Steam Boilers, Pepsin, A Chinese Imperial Cemetery, and Subterraneous Flora and Fauna. - Summary by Larry Wilson (4 hr 9 min)

Chapters

Gun Practice in the French Navy 3:41 Read by Larry Wilson
Modern Cavalry on the Field of Battle, Part 1 13:31 Read by Mario Pineda
Modern Cavalry on the Field of Battle, Part 2 13:45 Read by Mario Pineda
Modern Cavalry on the Field of Battle, Part 3 14:31 Read by Mario Pineda
Iron Sailing Ships 2:25 Read by Larry Wilson
Water Blast Pump 3:58 Read by Larry Wilson
Transmission of Power between Bodies Moving at Different Velocities 5:12 Read by Squish
Steam Generator of Serpollet Brothers, Producing Steam Instantaneously 14:05 Read by mleigh
Gas Lighting by High-Power Burners 6:59 Read by erinbrown23
Synchronizing Clocks 2:46 Read by Stacey Malcolm
Coal Tar as Fuel for Steam Boilers 12:16 Read by emmaweigham
Watch Cleaning and Repairing, Part 1 10:39 Read by twomustangs
Watch Cleaning and Repairing, Part 2 13:04 Read by twomustangs
The New Central Railway Station at Frankfort on the Main 8:16 Read by BettyB
The Commercial Exchange, Paris 7:12 Read by BettyB
A Basis from which to Calculate Charges for Electric Motor Service, Part 1 15:07 Read by Bryan Travis
A Basis from which to Calculate Charges for Electric Motor Service, Part 2 15:12 Read by Bryan Travis
Some Abyssinian Customs 1:47 Read by Cajucom
How a Mound Was Built 8:08 Read by Saint Frank
A Chinese Imperial Cemetery 5:56 Read by Availle
Dyspepsia: Its Causes and Prevention 15:02 Read by Bryan Travis
A New Surgical Operation 4:31 Read by Larry Wilson
Putzeys' Flushing Reservoir 5:27 Read by Squish
Pepsin 7:16 Read by Christine Rottger
Subterraneous Flora and Fauna 16:59 Read by emmaweigham
Timber, and Some of Its Diseases 21:35 Read by Christine Rottger