Scientific American Supplement, No. 613, October 1, 1887
by Various
About this book
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 Apparatus for Testing Champagne Bottles and Corks, Cotton Industries of Japan, The Duodenum: A Siphon Trap, and Wisconsin Cranberry Culture. - Summary by Larry Wilson
Chapters (33)
1The British Association at Manchester
2Progress of Chemistry, Size of the Atom, Atomic Motion, Atomic CombinationProgress of Chemistry, Size of the Atom, Atomic Motion, Atomic Combination
3Synthesis, Chemistry of Vital Functions
4Chemistry of Vegetation, Chemical Pathology
5The Crimson Line of Phosphorescent Alumina
6Carbonic Acid in the Air
7Analysis of Kola Nut
8Chapin Wrought Iron
9Celluloid
10Apparatus for Testing Champagne Bottles and Corks
11Improved Biscuit Machine
12Improved Cream Separator
13Gas from Oil
14The Manufacture of Salt Near Middlesbrough
15Cotton Industries of Japan
16Centrifugal Extractors, Part 1
17Centrifugal Extractors, Part 2
18Centrifugal Extractors, Part 3
19Centrifugal Extractors, Part 4
20A New Type of Railway Car
21Foundations of the Central Viaduct of Cleveland, Ohio
22Centrifugal Pumps at Mare Island Navy Yard, California
23The Part That Electricity Plays in Crystallization
24Electric Time
25New Method of Maintaining the Vibration of a Pendulum
26Dr. Morell Mackenzie
27Hypnotism in France, Part 1
28Hypnotism in France, Part 2
29The Duodenum: A Siphon Trap
30Wisconsin Cranberry Culture
31Soudan Coffee
32The Height of Summer Clouds
33On the Cause of Iridescence in Clouds
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