Project Gutenberg 2008-12-31 Public domain in the USA. 589 Various Verschillende Various, Various Scientific American Supplement, No. 647, May 26, 1888 Produced by Huub Bakker, Juliet Sutherland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Scientific American Supplement, No. 647, May 26, 1888" by Various is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. This edition of the supplement includes a variety of articles focused on contemporary scientific theories, practices, and inventions across numerous fields such as architecture, civil engineering, chemistry, and mechanical engineering. The topics covered reflect the technological advancements and scientific inquiries of the time, offering readers insights into the innovations and discussions that shaped the late 19th-century scientific landscape. The opening of this issue presents a detailed table of contents that outlines the various articles featured, indicating the breadth of subjects covered. Notable topics include a discussion on the elements of architectural design, advancements in mill structures, the mechanics of influence machines, and practical applications of chemistry in producing distilled water and dyes. Each article appears to contribute to a growing body of knowledge spanning multiple disciplines, facilitating communication and education among scientists and the general public during a period of rapid industrialization and scientific exploration. This introduction sets the stage for a rich assembly of scientific thought and technical discourse relevant to scholars or enthusiasts interested in the history of science and engineering. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science -- Periodicals T Text Scientific American Browsing: Computers & Technology Browsing: Science - General 274564 274578 2024-09-12T04:43:13.564003 2023-09-12T08:23:04.150999 text/html text/html 266774 2008-12-30T16:26:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1869057 2008-12-30T16:26:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1891400 2024-09-12T04:43:24.069924 application/epub+zip 1882168 2024-09-12T04:43:16.715011 application/epub+zip 145317 2024-09-12T04:43:13.992088 application/epub+zip 4564091 2024-09-12T04:43:28.652956 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4529822 2024-09-12T04:43:20.855006 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 266032 2022-09-13T04:00:01.209809 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 247273 247171 2024-09-12T04:43:12.998988 2023-09-12T08:23:03.678982 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 247078 2008-12-30T16:26:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 88545 2008-12-30T16:26:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 247295 2008-12-30T16:26:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 88543 2008-12-30T16:26:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19784 2024-09-12T04:43:28.815918 application/rdf+xml 7559 2024-09-12T04:43:14.072994 image/jpeg 1378 2024-09-12T04:43:14.034041 image/jpeg 1870205 2024-09-12T04:43:13.701043 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog