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The Project Gutenberg EBook of Scientific American Supplement, No. 620,
November 19,1887, by Various
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Title: Scientific American Supplement, No. 620, November 19,1887
Author: Various
Release Date: July 24, 2005 [EBook #16354]
Language: English
Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1
*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN ***
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[Illustration]
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT NO. 620
NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 18, 1997
Scientific American Supplement. Vol. XXIV., No. 620.
Scientific American established 1845
Scientific American Supplement, $5 a year.
Scientific American and Supplement, $7 a year.
* * * * *
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
I. ARCHITECTURE--Bristol Cathedral--The history and description of
this ancient building, with large illustration.--1 illustration. 9904
II. BIOGRAPHY--Oliver Evans and the Steam Engine.--The work of this
early pioneer, hitherto but slightly recognized at his true
worth as an inventor. 9896
III. CHEMISTRY--The Chemistry of the Cotton Fiber--By Dr. BOWMAN--An
interesting investigation, showing the variation in composition
in different cottons. 9909
Synthesis of Styrolene. 9910
Notes on Saccharin. 9910
Alcohol and Turpentine. 9910
IV. ENGINEERING--Auguste's Endless Stone Saw--A valuable improvement,
introducing the principle of the band saw, and producing a
horizontal cut--10 illustrations. 9896
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