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Scientific American Supplement, No. 795, March 28, 1891
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Title: Scientific American Supplement, No. 795, March 28, 1891
Author: Various
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SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT NO. 795
NEW YORK, March 28, 1891.
Scientific American Supplement. Vol. XXXI., No. 795.
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. AVICULTURE.--The Effect on Fowls of Nitrogenous and Carbonaceous Rations.--A very valuable report upon the effects of different diet on chickens, with tables of data.--1 illustration
II. BIOGRAPHY.--N.F. Burnham and his Life Work.--By W.H. BURNHAM. --The life of one of the earliest turbine wheel manufacturers, an inventor of turbine wheels and auxiliary machinery. --1 illustration
III. BOTANY.--The Source of Chinese Ginger.--An identification of a long unknown plant
IV. CIVIL ENGINEERING.--A Railway through the Andes.--An interesting enterprise now in progress in South America, with maps.--2