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London, England, 1824-12-22 00:00:00

IHt. BREWSTER'S PHILOSOPHICAL JOURNAL.
On Friday, the 3lst, will be published, No. 111., with Three
Plate.. pees 7s. fed., of
IV HE EDINBURGII JOURNAL OF SCIENCE,
exhibiting a View of the Progress of Discovery in Natural
Philosophy, Chemistry. Mineralogy, &c.
Conducted by DAVI!) BREWSTER, LLD. F.A.S. London.
Sec. R.S. Edinburgh,
With the tutsistaree of Iht. MateoHoch, Dr. Hooker. Rev. Dr.
Fleming. At'illiarn flaidinger, Esq., Dr. Knox, and Dr. Ilibbert.
CONTENT% :-1. Ik. 11reWIller on the Vision of Impressions on
the Retina—ll. Dr. Hamilton on a Plant of the Genus Piper--
111. Dr. Knox on the Theory of a Sixth Sense in Fishes—lV. Dr.
Govan on the Physical Geography of the II imalayah Mountains--
V. Account of the First Steam Engine—Vl. 1)r. Alacculloch on
Splitting Rocks by Fire—V 11. Dr. Hamilton on the Frontier
to,tweeti Bengal and Ava--V II I. Mr. Murray on the Culture of
the silk IVorm in Italy—lX. Mr. Iluidinger as the Spetitie
gravity of Mineola—X. Sir Thomas Brisbane on Meteorological
Tables—Xl. Mr. Foggo on the Echinotlerwata of the Frith of
Forth—NH.lh. Illavy Ilyarograplikul tHetervations in aVoyage
tom) the Cape to St. Helena—Xlll. Mr. Foggo on an Insect from
the Wood of a Table—X IV. Mr. Haidinger on the Composition
of Crystals--XV. Mr. Skene on the Einigration of l'aterpillars—
XVI. On a INuek Lead Mine in Itivernestc.shire—XV 11. Dr.
Itrewieer on Single Microscopes from the Lenses of Fishes—
XVIII. Mr. Thom on new Self.actirg Ac.tottnt
01 an extenerdinsry Parlitlion— XX. Dr. Hooker on American
Bolan .3: XI . Prole—or 31 itsclont is gil .1117%t11i plOthleCal by
hest—XX 11. Mr. IlaYinger on EI:CI:TOWN a new Illintral—
XXI 11. Contributions to Popular Sciener—itructure of Rice
Papa—Convergence of Solar Iteatiis—X X l V. History of the Mass
of Native Iron from houisiars—X XV. On the Existence of Sili-
cents Solution in Crystalline Cav ities—XXV I. Controversial
I 'onimunicatitma— l/txi,ions on Disputed Inventions--beidie's
Differential Thermometer—Diniell's Pyrometer—Mill's
meter—XXVl I. Mechanical Inventions end Processes in the
Arts--X XVIII. Analyses of Itooks--11'elden's Monte Rosa—.
Manchester Memoirs —Stevenson's Account of the PAI Rock
Light-house—Ace Academia Natur. Curiosorum, Tom. xii.—
X X IX. Proceedings of Societies—Royal Society—Wernerisn
society—Sorieiy of Arts—X XX. Seim tific Intelligimce—X XXI.
and XX XII. English and Scotch l'aterts—X XXIII. Celestial
Phenomena— X X X IV. Meteorological Tables.
Printed for Witham Blackwood, Edinburgh; and T. Cadell
Strand. London.

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