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Scientific American Supplement, No. 508, September 26, 1885

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 Camellias, Experiments in Memory, The Chemical Action of Light, and longer articles on the Gas Engine, and Optical Telegraphy. - Summary by Larry Wilson

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

Running Time: 04 hours 18 minutes 05 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	Permeability of Sand Rock by Frederick H. Newell, M.E. Teresa Pierce	5:51
2	The Grotto of Gargas Teresa Pierce	11:23
3	Deep Shafts and Deep Mining Teresa Pierce	17:21
4	Remarkable Wells and Caverns / Note on Cholera Teresa Pierce	10:16
5	The Cabbage Butterfly and The Peacock Butterfly Stacey Malcolm	6:16
6	The Bhotan Cypress Julie Anne Thompson	7:06
7	The Pitcher Plant / What Is a Plant? Teresa Pierce	7:32
8	Camellias Teresa Pierce	10:44
9	ArisÆma Fimbriatum Teresa Pierce	2:37
10	Striking a Light Teresa Pierce	4:28
11	Experiments in Memory Teresa Pierce	7:18
12	Sinking of the Quievrechain Working Shaft Teresa Pierce	14:58
13	On the Elementary Principles of the Gas-Engine by Denny Lane, of Cork, Part 1 Teresa Pierce	13:58
14	On the Elementary Principles of the Gas-Engine by Denny Lane, of Cork, Part 2 Teresa Pierce	15:28
15	On the Elementary Principles of the Gas-Engine by Denny Lane, of Cork, Part 3 Teresa Pierce	22:06
16	M. Meizel's Reciprocating Exhauster Michael Cooper	3:51
17	Automatic Siphon for Irrigation / Assay of Earthenware Glaze Michael Cooper	7:00
18	On the Electrical Furnace and the Reduction of the Oxides of Boron, Silicon, Aluminum, and Other Metals by Carbon Michael Cooper	10:30
19	The Cowles Electric Smelting Process Michael Cooper	11:54
20	Optical Telegraphy - Cryptography - Preservation of Telegrams Teresa Pierce	5:29
21	Optical Telegraphy - Use of the Projector in Optical Telegraphy / Capt. Gaumet's Optical Telegraph Teresa Pierce	6:53
22	Optical Telegraphy - Optical Signaling between Bodies of Troops / Optical Telegraphy by Luminous Balloons / Optical Telegraphy in the Marine Teresa Pierce	4:38
23	Optical Telegraphy - A New Style of Submarine Telegraph Teresa Pierce	8:50
24	A New Circuit Cutter Teresa Pierce	3:53
25	New Micro-Telephonic Apparatus Teresa Pierce	4:49
26	Messrs. Kapp and Crompton's Measuring Instruments Teresa Pierce	5:38
27	The Chemical Action of Light Teresa Pierce	4:32
28	Eutexia, by Thomas Turner, Assoc. R.S.M., F.C.S., Demonstrator of Chemistry, Mason College Teresa Pierce	16:24
29	Chinoline / Method for Rapid Estimation of Urea Teresa Pierce	6:22