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SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT NO. 647

NEW YORK, MAY 26, 1888

Scientific American Supplement. Vol. XXV., No. 647.

Scientific American established 1845

Scientific American Supplement, $5 a year.

Scientific American and Supplement, $7 a year.


TABLE OF CONTENTS.
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I.ARCHITECTURE.—Elements ofArchitectural Design.—By H. H.Statham.—Continuation of this important contributionto building art, Gothic, Roman, Romanesque, and Mediævalarchitecture compared.—26 illustrations.10339
The Evolution of the ModernMill.—By C. J. H.Woodbury.—Sibley College lecture treating of thebuildings for mills.10329
II.CHEMISTRY.—An AutomaticStill.—By T. Maben.—Animproved apparatus for making distilled water.—1illustration.10335
Testing Indigo Dyes.—Simpleand practical chemical tests of indigo products.10342
III.CIVIL ENGINEERING.—RailwayBridge at Lachine.—Great steel bridge across the St. Lawrencenear Montreal.—2 illustrations.10333
IV.ELECTRICITY.—InfluenceMachines.—By Mr. JamesWimshurst.—A London Royal Institution lecture, ofgreat value as giving a full account of the recent forms ofgenerators of static electricity.—14 illustrations.10327
V.HYGIENE.—The Care of theEyes.—By Prof. David Webster,M.D.—A short and thoroughly practical paper on the allimportant subject of preservation of sight.10341
VI.MECHANICALENGINEERING.—Economy Trials of a Non-condensing SteamEngine.—By Mr. P. W. Winans,M.I.C.E.—Interesting notes on testing steamengines.10331
The Mechanical Equivalent ofHeat.—By Prof. De VolsonWood.—A review of Mr. Hanssen's recent paper, withinteresting discussion of the problem.10331
VII.METEOROLOGY.—TheMeteorological Station on Mt. Santis.—A new observatoryrecently erected in Switzerland, at an elevation of 8,202 feetabove the sea.—1 illustration.10341
VIII.NAVAL ENGINEERING.—ImprovedScrew Propeller.—Mr. B. Dickinson's new propeller.—Itsform and peculiarit
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