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Scientific American Supplement, No. 601, July 9, 1887

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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 torpedo boats, engineering updates, sponges, and a long article on bricks and brickwork, and much more. - Summary by Larry Wilson (3 hr 50 min)

Chapters

The Falke Type Torpedo Boat / The German Navy--The New Gunboat Eber.

5:37

Read by Cbteddy

New British Torpedo Experiments

17:21

Read by Cbteddy

An English Car Coupling

3:34

Read by Stacey Malcolm

Magazine Rifles / Preservative Liquid

9:06

Read by Cbteddy

Kent's Torsion Balance

11:22

Read by Ny Swanson

Link Belting

12:06

Read by gardenvariety

A New Process of Casting Iron and Other Metals upon Lace, Embroideries, Fern Le…

9:35

Read by BenjHartin

Recent Progress in Gas Engineering, Part 1

17:24

Read by BettyB

Recent Progress in Gas Engineering, Part 2

10:08

Read by Sonrisa Jones

The New British Coinage and Jubilee Medal

5:05

Read by Larry Wilson

Bricks and Brickwork, Part 1

12:40

Read by Cbteddy

Bricks and Brickwork, Part 2

13:05

Read by Cbteddy

Bricks and Brickwork, Part 3

15:08

Read by Cbteddy

Bricks and Brickwork, Part 4

16:30

Read by Cbteddy

Phenomena of Alternating Currents

24:41

Read by AllenO

Photographic Study of Stellar Spectra, Harvard College Observatory

24:22

Read by prajak

The Winner ot the Derby / The Falls of Gairsoppa

5:07

Read by Larry Wilson

Sponges

11:27

Read by prajak

Herbet's Tepid Douche / How to Make a Star Finder

6:02

Read by Larry Wilson