Scientific American Supplement, No. 611, September 17, 1887Front matterReading editionChapter navigation27 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterNEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 17, 1887IMPROVED OSCILLATING HYDRAULIC MOTOR.TRIAL TRIP OF THE OHIO.THE CEARA HARBOR WORKS.ELECTRIC STREET RAILROADS.ELECTRICAL ALARM FOR PHARMACIES.APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING MECHANICALLY THE REACTION PERIOD OF HEARING.A NEW DISINFECTOR.DRAWING INSTRUMENT FOR ACCURATE WORK.BARLOW'S MACHINE FOR MOULDING CANDLES.A NEW ALKALI PROCESS.TEMPERATURE OF GAS DISTILLATION.THE LARGEST BLACK ASH FURNACE IN THE WORLD.THE STATUE OF PHILIP LEBON.A NEW PROCESS FOR THE DISTILLATION AND CONCENTRATION OF CHEMICAL LIQUIDS.THE ANALYSIS OF URINE.LIQUID AND GASEOUS RINGS.SHALL WE HAVE A NATIONAL HORSE?SCENES AMONG THE EXTINCT VOLCANOES OF RHINELAND.THE "METEOROLOGISKE INSTITUT" AT UPSALA, AND CLOUD MEASUREMENTS.NOTES OF A RECENT VISIT TO SOME OF THE PETROLEUM-PRODUCING TERRITORIES OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA.TREES FROM A SANITARY ASPECT.SOLIDIFICATION BY PRESSURE.Scientific American Supplement.PATENTS.Architects and Builders Edition.Beginning of this editionNext chapter →NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 17, 1887All chapters and sections (27)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsNEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 17, 1887IMPROVED OSCILLATING HYDRAULIC MOTOR.TRIAL TRIP OF THE OHIO.THE CEARA HARBOR WORKS.ELECTRIC STREET RAILROADS.ELECTRICAL ALARM FOR PHARMACIES.APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING MECHANICALLY THE REACTION PERIOD OF HEARING.A NEW DISINFECTOR.DRAWING INSTRUMENT FOR ACCURATE WORK.BARLOW'S MACHINE FOR MOULDING CANDLES.A NEW ALKALI PROCESS.TEMPERATURE OF GAS DISTILLATION.THE LARGEST BLACK ASH FURNACE IN THE WORLD.THE STATUE OF PHILIP LEBON.A NEW PROCESS FOR THE DISTILLATION AND CONCENTRATION OF CHEMICAL LIQUIDS.THE ANALYSIS OF URINE.LIQUID AND GASEOUS RINGS.SHALL WE HAVE A NATIONAL HORSE?SCENES AMONG THE EXTINCT VOLCANOES OF RHINELAND.THE "METEOROLOGISKE INSTITUT" AT UPSALA, AND CLOUD MEASUREMENTS.NOTES OF A RECENT VISIT TO SOME OF THE PETROLEUM-PRODUCING TERRITORIES OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA.TREES FROM A SANITARY ASPECT.SOLIDIFICATION BY PRESSURE.Scientific American Supplement.PATENTS.Architects and Builders Edition.Issue TitleNEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 17, 1887 →