Scientific American Supplement, No. 458, October 11, 1884
by Various
About this book
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 The Temperature of the Solar Surface, Dr. Koch on the Cholera, The Cay Monument at Uxmal, and a long article on Modern Locomotive Practice, and one on Malaria. - Summary by Larry Wilson
Chapters (26)
1The Frankfort and Offenbach Electric Railway
2Possibilities of the Telephone
3Pyrometers
4The Temperature of the Solar Surface
5Chemical Nature of Starch Grains
6The Amalgamation of Silver Ores
7Interesting Facts about Platinum
8Bayle's Lamp Chimney
9Modern Locomotive Practice, Part I
10Modern Locomotive Practice, Part II
11Modern Locomotive Practice, Part III
12Modern Locomotive Practice, Part IV
13Modern Locomotive Practice, Part V
14Screw Steam Collier Frostburg / Destruction of the Tardes Viaduct
15Joy's Reversing and Expansion Valve Gear
16The Steam Bell
17Lieut. Greely before the British Association
18Diamond Mining in Brazil
19What We Really Know about Asiatic Cholera
20Dr. Koch on the Cholera
21Malaria, Part I
22Malaria, Part II
23Malaria, Part III
24Halesia Hispida / Windflowers
25Story of Lieut. Greely's Recovery
26The Cay Monument at Uxmal
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