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Scientific American Supplement, No. 288, July 9, 1881

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 Seyfferth's Pyrometer, Organic Matter in Sea-Water, On the Composition of Elephants' Milk, and Economy of the Electric Light. - Summary by Larry Wilson

Year of Publication: 1881Genres: Chemistry , Life Sciences , Periodicals & Magazines

Running Time: 05 hours 18 minutes 25 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	Alcohol in Nature--Its Presence in the Earth, Water, and Atmosphere Larry Wilson	6:53
2	Detection of Alcohol in Transparent Soaps Larry Wilson	2:25
3	On the Calorific Power of Fuel, and on Thompson's Calorimeter Lauren Fontaine	25:18
4	Explosion as an Unknown Fire Hazard Lauren Fontaine	20:40
5	Carbon.--Symbol C.--Combining Weight 12 J. M. Smallheer	13:23
6	Seyfferth's Pyrometer John D. Parker	7:50
7	Manufacturers' Soaps and Their Production John D. Parker	11:28
8	The Preparation of Perfume Pomades BettyB	2:44
9	Organic Matter in Sea-Water / Bacteria Life BettyB	6:09
10	On the Composition of Elephants' Milk Stacey Malcolm	12:45
11	The Chemical Composition of Rice, Maize, and Barley Lauren Fontaine	7:36
12	Petroleum Oils / Composition of the Petroleum of the Caucasus Goldenco	17:36
13	Notes on Cananga Oil or Ilang-Ilang Oil Rapunzelina	13:33
14	Chian Turpentine KenK	5:58
15	On the Change of Volume Which Accompanies the Galvanic Deposition of a Metal KenK	7:11
16	Analyses of Rice Soils from Burmah Larry Wilson	5:43
17	Dry Air Refrigerating Machine KenK	7:07
18	Thomas's Improved Steam Wheel mleigh	4:02
19	The American Society of Civil Engineers, Address of the President Jonathan Pruett	19:00
20	Delicate Scientific Instruments quartertone	26:49
21	The Future Development of Electrical Appliances mleigh	9:35
22	Rate of Production of Heat, Calculated in the Shape of Horse-Power Rapunzelina	14:53
23	Researches on the Radiant Matter of Crookes and the Mechanical Theory of Electricity KenK	4:33
24	Economy of the Electric Light Availle	9:52
25	On the Space Protected by a Lightning-Conductor Jonathan Pruett	10:27
26	Photo-Electricity of Fluor-Spar Crystals / The Aurora Borealis and Telegraph Cables M.S.C. Lambert, LC	7:29
27	The Photographic Image: What It Is Piotr Nater	12:47
28	Gelatine Transparencies for the Lantern M.S.C. Lambert, LC	9:34
29	An Integrating Machine John D. Parker	8:40
30	Upon a Modification of Wheatstone's Microphone and Its Applicability to Radiophonic Researches Larry Wilson	6:25