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SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT NO. 819
NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 12, 1891.
Scientific American Supplement. Vol. XXXII, No. 819.
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. ASTRONOMY.--The Story of the Universe.--By Dr. WILLIAM
HUGGINS.--A valuable account of modern views of the formation
of the universe, and of modern methods of studying the problem.--1
illustration.
II. ELECTRICITY.--The Production of Hydrogen and Oxygen through
the Electrolysis of Water.--A valuable paper on the electrolysis
of water on a large scale, with apparatus employed therefor.--4
illustrations.
III. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING.--An English Steam Fire Engine.--A
light fire engine built for East Indian service.--1 illustration.
IV. MEDICINE AND HYGIENE.--A Case of Drowning, with Resuscitation.--By
F.
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