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

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The Falke Type Torpedo Boat / The German Navy--The New Gunboat Eber. 5:37 Lu par Cbteddy
New British Torpedo Experiments 17:21 Lu par Cbteddy
An English Car Coupling 3:34 Lu par Stacey Malcolm
Magazine Rifles / Preservative Liquid 9:06 Lu par Cbteddy
Kent's Torsion Balance 11:22 Lu par Ny Swanson
Link Belting 12:06 Lu par gardenvariety
A New Process of Casting Iron and Other Metals upon Lace, Embroideries, Fern Leaves, and Other Combustible Materials 9:35 Lu par BenjHartin
Recent Progress in Gas Engineering, Part 1 17:24 Lu par BettyB
Recent Progress in Gas Engineering, Part 2 10:08 Lu par Sonrisa Jones
The New British Coinage and Jubilee Medal 5:05 Lu par Larry Wilson
Bricks and Brickwork, Part 1 12:40 Lu par Cbteddy
Bricks and Brickwork, Part 2 13:05 Lu par Cbteddy
Bricks and Brickwork, Part 3 15:08 Lu par Cbteddy
Bricks and Brickwork, Part 4 16:30 Lu par Cbteddy
Phenomena of Alternating Currents 24:41 Lu par Mark Ricci
Photographic Study of Stellar Spectra, Harvard College Observatory 24:22 Lu par prajak
The Winner ot the Derby / The Falls of Gairsoppa 5:07 Lu par Larry Wilson
Sponges 11:27 Lu par prajak
Herbet's Tepid Douche / How to Make a Star Finder 6:02 Lu par Larry Wilson