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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