The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-12-31 00:00:00

DR. BREWSTER'S PHILOSOPHICAL JOURNAL.

This day is published, No. MI., with Three Plates, price 7s. W..
of
TIIE EDINBURGH JOURNAL OF SCIENCE.
exhibiting a View of the Progress of Discovery in Natural
Philosophy, Chemistry, Mineralogy, &C.
Conducted by DAVID BREWSTER, LL.D. F.A.S. L,ndon.
see. R.S. Edinburgh, Ice. &c.

With the assistance of Dr. Ilfaceulloc h. Dr. Hooker, Rey. Dr.
Fleming, William Ilaidinger, Esq Ik. Knox, and Dr. Hibbert.

CONTENTS Dr. Brewster on the Vision of impressions on
the Retina—ll. Dr. Hamilton on a Plant of the Genus Pire—
lli. Dr. Knox on the Theory of a Sixth Sense in Fishes-1%. Dr.
Govan on the Physical Geography of the Hienslaysh Mountains—
V. Account of the First Strain Engine—V I. Dr. Macculloch on
Splitting Hocks by Fire—Vll. Dr. Hamilton on the Frontier
between Bengal and Ava—Vll I. Mr. Murray on the Culture of
the Silk Worm in Italy—lX. Mr. Haidinger on the Specific
gravity of Minerals—X. Sir Thomas Brisbane on Meteorological
Titbits—Xl. Mr. Fogg() on the Echinodermata of the Frith of
Forth—X 11. Dr. Davy's Hydrographicall /bservationa ins Voyage
from the Cape to St. Ileleha—X 111. Mr. Foggo on an Insert from
the Wood of a 'Fable—X IV. Mr. Haidinger on the Composition
of Crystals--X V. Mr. Skene on the Emigration of Caterpillars—
XV I. On a Black head Mine In Instrness-shire—XVll.
Brewster on Single Microscopes front the Lenses of Fishes_
111. Mr. Thom on new Self-acting Sluices—XlX. Account
of an extraordinary Parhtlion—XX. Dr. Hooker on American
Botany—XX I. Professor Alitscherlis on Chrystals produced by
Heat—X XI I. Mr. liaidinger on Euchroite, a new Mineral—
X X 111. Contributions to Popular Science—Structure of Rice
Paper—Convergence of Solar Beams_—XXlV.Histirvy of the Mars
of Native Iron from Louisiana—XX V. On the Existence of Sib-
mous Solution in Crystalline Csvities—XXVl. Controversial
I'orniminications—Decittions on Disputed Inventions—Leslie's
Ditrerential Thennometer—Daniell's Pyroraeter—Mill's Pyro-
__ ..... . .

meter—X XVI I. Mechanical Inventions and Processes in the
Irts—XXVII I. Analyse* of Books--11'elden's Monte Rosa—
Manchester Memoirs—Stevenson's Account of the IkU Rock
Light-house—Acta A cademite Natur. Curiosorum, Tom. nil.—
X X. Pmceedings of Societies—Royal Society—Wemerian
Society—Society of A rts--X XX. Scientific Intelligence—X X XI.
and XXXI I. English and Scotch Patents—X XX 111. Celina%
Phenomena--X X X IV. Meteorological 'rabies.

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to appeal against all Judicial Decisions against their °overtime in
India--Character of the Public Papers recently established in Eng.
land on Indian Affairs--Origiral Poetry—Full Report of the India
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