Scientific American Supplement, No. 484, April 11, 1885Front matterReading editionChapter navigation31 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterNEW YORK, APRIL 11, 1885BLAAUW KRANTZ VIADUCT IN CAPE COLONY.TORPEDO SHIPS.A PLUMBING TEST.THE GAS ENGINE.[1]RAPID CONSTRUCTION OF THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY.THE OSGOOD MAMMOTH EXCAVATOR.THE OSGOOD EXCAVATOR.CAPSTAN NAVIGATION ON THE VOLGA.STEAMBOAT EQUIPMENT OF WAR VESSELS.IMPROVED STEAM TRAP.CRITICAL METHODS OF DETECTING ERRORS IN PLANE SURFACES.[3]PHOTOMETRICAL STANDARDS.BLEACHING OR DYEING-YARNS AND GOODS IN VACUO.ON THE MOULDING OF PORCELAIN.PHOTO-TRICYCLE APPARATUS.A PHOTO PRINTING LIGHT.A NEW ACTINOMETER.ASTRONOMICAL PHOTOGRAPHY.ELECTRICITY AS A PREVENTIVE OF SCALE IN BOILERS.ALPHABET DESIGNED BY GODFREY SYKES.OLD WROUGHT IRON GATE.BRIEF SANITARY MATTERS IN CONNECTION WITH ISOLATED COUNTRY HOUSES.[4]SANITARY COOKING.[5]TIME REQUIRED TO DIGEST DIFFERENT FOODS.THE ORGANIZATION AND PLAN OF THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.[7]THE SUNFLOWERS.LYE'S FUCHSIAS.THE SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT.PATENTS.Beginning of this editionNext chapter →NEW YORK, APRIL 11, 1885All chapters and sections (31)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsNEW YORK, APRIL 11, 1885BLAAUW KRANTZ VIADUCT IN CAPE COLONY.TORPEDO SHIPS.A PLUMBING TEST.THE GAS ENGINE.[1]RAPID CONSTRUCTION OF THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY.THE OSGOOD MAMMOTH EXCAVATOR.THE OSGOOD EXCAVATOR.CAPSTAN NAVIGATION ON THE VOLGA.STEAMBOAT EQUIPMENT OF WAR VESSELS.IMPROVED STEAM TRAP.CRITICAL METHODS OF DETECTING ERRORS IN PLANE SURFACES.[3]PHOTOMETRICAL STANDARDS.BLEACHING OR DYEING-YARNS AND GOODS IN VACUO.ON THE MOULDING OF PORCELAIN.PHOTO-TRICYCLE APPARATUS.A PHOTO PRINTING LIGHT.A NEW ACTINOMETER.ASTRONOMICAL PHOTOGRAPHY.ELECTRICITY AS A PREVENTIVE OF SCALE IN BOILERS.ALPHABET DESIGNED BY GODFREY SYKES.OLD WROUGHT IRON GATE.BRIEF SANITARY MATTERS IN CONNECTION WITH ISOLATED COUNTRY HOUSES.[4]SANITARY COOKING.[5]TIME REQUIRED TO DIGEST DIFFERENT FOODS.THE ORGANIZATION AND PLAN OF THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.[7]THE SUNFLOWERS.LYE'S FUCHSIAS.THE SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT.PATENTS.TITLENEW YORK, APRIL 11, 1885 →