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Scientific American Supplement, No. 611, September 17, 1887

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SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT NO. 611

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NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 17, 1887

Scientific American Supplement. Vol. XXIV., No. 611.

Scientific American established 1845

Scientific American Supplement, $5 a year.

Scientific American and Supplement, $7 a year.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS.

PAGE I. BIOGRAPHY.--The New Statue of Philip Lebon.--Biography of the French pioneer inventor of gas lighting, with notes on the recent inauguration of his statue.--1 illustration. 9757

II. CHEMISTRY.--The Analysis of Urine.--An elaborate investigation of the method of analyzing chemically and microscopically this fluid, with illustrations of the apparatus employed.--4 illustrations 9758

III. ELECTRICITY.--Electrical Alarm for Pharmacists.--An apparatus for indicating to the pha

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