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

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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 (5 hr 18 min)

Chapters

Alcohol in Nature--Its Presence in the Earth, Water, and Atmosphere

6:53

Read by Larry Wilson

Detection of Alcohol in Transparent Soaps

2:25

Read by Larry Wilson

On the Calorific Power of Fuel, and on Thompson's Calorimeter

25:18

Read by Lauren Fontaine

Explosion as an Unknown Fire Hazard

20:40

Read by Lauren Fontaine

Carbon.--Symbol C.--Combining Weight 12

13:23

Read by J. M. Smallheer

Seyfferth's Pyrometer

7:50

Read by John D. Parker

Manufacturers' Soaps and Their Production

11:28

Read by John D. Parker

The Preparation of Perfume Pomades

2:44

Read by BettyB

Organic Matter in Sea-Water / Bacteria Life

6:09

Read by BettyB

On the Composition of Elephants' Milk

12:45

Read by Stacey Malcolm

The Chemical Composition of Rice, Maize, and Barley

7:36

Read by Lauren Fontaine

Petroleum Oils / Composition of the Petroleum of the Caucasus

17:36

Read by Goldenco

Notes on Cananga Oil or Ilang-Ilang Oil

13:33

Read by Rapunzelina

Chian Turpentine

5:58

Read by KenK

On the Change of Volume Which Accompanies the Galvanic Deposition of a Metal

7:11

Read by KenK

Analyses of Rice Soils from Burmah

5:43

Read by Larry Wilson

Dry Air Refrigerating Machine

7:07

Read by KenK

Thomas's Improved Steam Wheel

4:02

Read by mleigh

The American Society of Civil Engineers, Address of the President

19:00

Read by Jonathan Pruett

Delicate Scientific Instruments

26:49

Read by quartertone

The Future Development of Electrical Appliances

9:35

Read by mleigh

Rate of Production of Heat, Calculated in the Shape of Horse-Power

14:53

Read by Rapunzelina

Researches on the Radiant Matter of Crookes and the Mechanical Theory of Electr…

4:33

Read by KenK

Economy of the Electric Light

9:52

Read by Availle

On the Space Protected by a Lightning-Conductor

10:27

Read by Jonathan Pruett

Photo-Electricity of Fluor-Spar Crystals / The Aurora Borealis and Telegraph Ca…

7:29

Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC

The Photographic Image: What It Is

12:47

Read by Piotr Nater

Gelatine Transparencies for the Lantern

9:34

Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC

An Integrating Machine

8:40

Read by John D. Parker

Upon a Modification of Wheatstone's Microphone and Its Applicability to Radioph…

6:25

Read by Larry Wilson

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Sciece and America are both Raycyst

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We need to ban science, and america