NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 26, 1896.
Reading edition
Scientific American, established 1845.
Scientific American Supplement. Vol. XLII., No. 1082.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS.
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I. ARCHITECTURE.—New Methods of Building Construction at Paris.—A typical French system of construction.—Combination of plaster and iron; cement armé.—1 illustration. 17292
II. AUTOCARS.—The De Dion and Bouton Road Motor.—An elaborate description of this typical French motor operated by steam.—4 illustrations. 17290
III. CHEMISTRY.—An Air Bath.—By B.J.H. COSTE.—1 illustration. 17296
The Feculometer.—1 illustration. 17295
IV. DOMESTIC ECONOMY.—Errors in Our Food Economy.—A very practical paper on scientific nutrition. 17288
V. GEOGRAPHY.—Zanzibar.—An account of the country and the recent events there.—3 illustrations. 17287
VI. MATHEMATICS.—Goodman's Hatchet Planimeters.—Instrument for measuring areas and mean altitudes or irregular figures.—5 illustrations. 17293
VII. METALLURGY.—The Great Krupp Works.—Notes on the great iron and steel works of the German empire, with statistics. 17302
VIII. MINERALOGY.—Precious Stoned—By Prof. HENRY A. MIERS.—Lecture I.—First installment of a most interesting article on the minerals used in the jeweler's art.—3 illustrations. 17298
IX. MINING ENGINEERING.—Firedamp Testing Station at Marchienne-au-Pont.—An elaborate experimental station for investigation into firedamp.—3 illustrations. 17297
X. MISCELLANEOUS.—Device for the Display of Lantern Slides.—An apparatus for the display of lantern slides in the shop window.—A rotating carrier.—2 illustrations. 17295
What the Sea Has Taken.—Destruction of great areas of country in the past, with special reference to the Dutch coast. 17289
Engineering Notes. 17301
Electrical Notes. 17301
Miscellaneous Notes. 17301
Selected Formulæ. 17302
XI. NATURAL HISTORY.—Some Notes on Spiders.—By Rev. SAMUEL BARBER.—Some very curious observations on arachnids. 17300
XII. NAVIGATION.—From New York to Havre in a Rowboat.—The most wonderful trip on record across the ocean, with portraits of the navigators and view of the boat.—2 illustrations. 17291
The Waste of Shipping:—Losses of steam and sailing vessels due to wreckage and condemnation, with valuable tables. 17291
XIII. OPTICS.—The Colors Named in Literature.—With table. 17289
XIV. PHOTOGRAPHY.—Photography for Chemists.—Lantern slides by reduction.—How to produce lantern slides from large negatives. 17297
XV. PHYSICS.—A Research on the Liquefaction of Helium.—A research in advanced experimental physics upon the newly discovered element helium.—1 illustration. 17299
Physics Without Apparatus.—Several interesting and simple experiments described.—1 illustration. 17302
XVI. TECHNOLOGY.—Apparatus for the Manufacture of Acetylene Gas.—Description of a number of prominent acetylene apparatus, with illustrations and sectional views thereof.—12 illustrations. 17294
Belleek China.—History of this beautiful china, and foundation of its manufacture in Ireland and subsequent introduction into America.—Description of different Belleek marks. 17292
The Coming Light.—An incandescent gas burner employing artificial draught produced by electric motor.—2 illustrations. 17296