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Scientific American Supplement, No. 492, June 6, 1885

The Scientific American may be the oldest continuously published periodical in the United States, havinge 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 Pumping Machinery, The Distillation of Sea Water, Winter and the Insects, Silk Worm Eggs, and The Casino at Monte Carlo. - Summary by Larry Wilson

Year of Publication: 1885Genres: Life Sciences , Periodicals & Magazines , Earth Sciences , Astronomy, Physics & Mechanics

Running Time: 04 hours 29 minutes 33 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	New Spanish Artillery Larry Wilson	1:48
2	Qualitative Tests for Steel Rails ToddHW	4:56
3	A New Form of Small Bessemer Plant ToddHW	4:53
4	Triple Compound Engines ToddHW	13:34
5	Early History of the Steam Jack ToddHW	5:15
6	Bridge at Verona mleigh	4:08
7	Pumping Machinery Brize C	16:08
8	Improved Gun Pressure Gauge Tim Tran	7:36
9	Improved Plaiting Machine Adrian Stephens	5:40
10	Self-Acting Shuttle Guard Lee Vogler	2:18
11	Ruler and Triangle for Hatching RMitchell	1:53
12	The Distillation of Sea Water Availle	12:31
13	Aids to Correct Exposure on Photographic Plates Adrian Stephens	21:18
14	Isochromatic Photography Adrian Stephens	13:50
15	Distortion from Expansion of the Paper in Photography Adrian Stephens	10:37
16	Measuring the Thickness of Boiler Plates Adrian Stephens	1:50
17	Groups of Statuary for the Pediment of the House of Parliament in Vienna Adrian Stephens	2:39
18	On the Fritts Selenium Cells and Batteries, Part I Adrian Stephens	21:33
19	On the Fritts Selenium Cells and Batteries, Part II Adrian Stephens	18:58
20	Electricity Applied to the Manufacture of Varnish Verla Viera	4:45
21	Naglo Brothers' Telephone System gont	3:55
22	The Gerard Electric Lamp gont	3:35
23	A New Reflecting Galvanometer grolon	6:41
24	Histological Methods Yoganandh T	12:29
25	Life History of a New Septic Organism Yoganandh T	5:32
26	Winter and the Insects Yoganandh T	6:49
27	Silk Worm Eggs BettyB	5:38
28	Determining the Mean Density of the Earth Laurie Banza	3:53
29	Physics without Apparatus gont	2:45
30	The Casino at Monte Carlo Alan Mapstone	2:41
31	On an Express Engine John Kennard	12:50
32	The Mucilage on Postage Stamps Larry Wilson	1:14
33	Erythroxylon Gwilym Taylor	19:18
34	The Melloco Larry Wilson	6:03