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Scientific American Supplement, No. 484, April 11, 1885
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Title: Scientific American Supplement, No. 484, April 11, 1885
Author: Various
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SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT NO. 484
NEW YORK, APRIL 11, 1885
Scientific American Supplement. Vol. XIX, No. 484.
Scientific American established 1845
Scientific American Supplement, $5 a year.
Scientific American and Supplement, $7 a year.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS.
I. ENGINEERING AND MECHANICS.--Bridge over the Blaauw Krantz Ravine, Cape Colony.--2 engravings.
Torpedo Ships.
The Gas Engine.--By DUGALD CLERK.--Combustion engines.--First cylinder and piston engine.--Watt's experiments.--First gas engine.--Principles of the gas engine.
Rapid Construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway.--By E.T. ABBOTT.
The Osgood Mammoth Excavator.--3 figures.
Capstan Navigation on the Volga.--4 figures.
Steamboat Equipment of War Vessels.--With engraving of winch for raising and lowering torpedo boats.
Improved Steam Trap.--1 engraving.
II. TECHNOLOGY.--Critical Methods of Detecting Errors in Plane Surfaces.--By
Scientific American Supplement, No. 484, April 11, 1885
by Various