Scientific American Supplement, No. 460, October 25, 1884 by Various
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Application of Electricity to Tramways.--By M. HOLROYD
SMITH.--7 figures. The Sunshine Recorder.--1 figure. V. ARCHITECTURE AND ART.--The National Monument at Rome.--With full page engraving. On the Evolution of Forms of Art.--From a paper by Prof. JACOBSTHAL.--Plant Forms the archetypes of cashmere patterns.--Ornamental representations of plants of two kinds.--Architectural forms of different ages.--20 figures. VI. NATURAL HISTORY.--The Latest Knowledge about Gapes.--How to keep poultry free from them. The Voyage of the Vettor Pisani.--Shark fishing In the Gulf of Panama.--Capture of Rhinodon typicus, the largest fish in existence. VII. HORTICULTURE, ETC.--The Proper Time for Cutting Timber. Raising Ferns from Spores.--1 figure. The Life History of Vaucheria.--Growth of alga vaucheria under the microscope.--4 figures. VIII. MISCELLANEOUS.--Fires in London and New York. The Greely Arctic Expedition.--With engraving. |
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