Project Gutenberg 2005-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 146 Various Verschillende Various, Various Scientific American Supplement, No. 286, June 25, 1881 Reading ease score: 59.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Olaf Voss, Don Kretz, Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Scientific American Supplement, No. 286, June 25, 1881" is a scientific publication compiled by Various authors during the late 19th century. This periodical features diverse topics that focus on advancements and discoveries in fields such as engineering, mechanics, electricity, natural history, and medicine. It illustrates the remarkable industrial and scientific growth of the era, providing readers with insights into contemporary technology and innovations. The opening of this supplement presents a diverse range of topics outlined in the table of contents, including prominent features like the construction of a one-thousand horse-power Corliss engine, reports on the petroleum and coal resources in Venezuela, and advancements in electric battery technology. Moreover, there are in-depth discussions about various mechanical inventions and improvements, highlighting contemporary engineering challenges and solutions. The supplement also emphasizes the importance of scientific education and the integration of practical experience with theoretical knowledge in engineering training, reflecting the transitional spirit of the industrial age. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science -- Periodicals T Text Scientific American Browsing: Computers & Technology Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference Browsing: Science - General 219675 219369 2025-02-04T05:32:02.012600 2023-10-04T06:41:50.420257 text/html text/html 213930 2012-10-09T20:36:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 4860019 2012-10-09T21:50:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 5460302 2025-02-04T05:32:19.583558 application/epub+zip 5455447 2025-02-04T05:32:10.332574 application/epub+zip 153256 2025-02-04T05:32:04.393562 application/epub+zip 4147004 2025-02-04T05:32:23.512473 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4116996 2025-02-04T05:32:13.851519 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 292602 2022-09-04T09:46:24.177843 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 207392 207287 2025-02-04T05:32:01.443631 2023-10-04T06:41:49.941254 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 207028 2012-10-09T20:36:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 77676 2012-10-09T21:50:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 207147 2012-10-09T20:36:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 77639 2012-10-09T21:50:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21388 2025-02-04T05:32:23.639483 application/rdf+xml 17227 2025-02-04T05:32:04.944562 image/jpeg 3669 2025-02-04T05:32:04.667560 image/jpeg 4958738 2025-02-04T05:32:02.113584 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