Scientific American Supplement, No. 601, July 9, 1887

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 torpedo boats, engineering updates, sponges, and a long article on bricks and brickwork, and much more. - Summary by Larry Wilson (3 hr 50 min)

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The Falke Type Torpedo Boat / The German Navy--The New Gunboat Eber.	5:37	Read by Cbteddy
New British Torpedo Experiments	17:21	Read by Cbteddy
An English Car Coupling	3:34	Read by Stacey Malcolm
Magazine Rifles / Preservative Liquid	9:06	Read by Cbteddy
Kent's Torsion Balance	11:22	Read by Ny Swanson
Link Belting	12:06	Read by gardenvariety
A New Process of Casting Iron and Other Metals upon Lace, Embroideries, Fern Le…	9:35	Read by BenjHartin
Recent Progress in Gas Engineering, Part 1	17:24	Read by BettyB
Recent Progress in Gas Engineering, Part 2	10:08	Read by Sonrisa Jones
The New British Coinage and Jubilee Medal	5:05	Read by Larry Wilson
Bricks and Brickwork, Part 1	12:40	Read by Cbteddy
Bricks and Brickwork, Part 2	13:05	Read by Cbteddy
Bricks and Brickwork, Part 3	15:08	Read by Cbteddy
Bricks and Brickwork, Part 4	16:30	Read by Cbteddy
Phenomena of Alternating Currents	24:41	Read by AllenO
Photographic Study of Stellar Spectra, Harvard College Observatory	24:22	Read by prajak
The Winner ot the Derby / The Falls of Gairsoppa	5:07	Read by Larry Wilson
Sponges	11:27	Read by prajak
Herbet's Tepid Douche / How to Make a Star Finder	6:02	Read by Larry Wilson

Scientific American Supplement, No. 601, July 9, 1887

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