The Edinburgh Philosophical Journal, Volume 1

Archibald Constable, 1819 - Science

Contains the proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, the Wernerian Natural History Society (Edinburgh), etc.

Contents

• No: 1
• Application of the Indeterminate Analysis to the elimi: 29
• Experiments on the Structure and Refractive Power: 42
• Method of Weighing Anchors used by the Natives: 60
• Comparison between the length of the Seconds Pen: 75
• On the Length of the Seconds Pendulum observed: 77
• Account of the Recent Discoveries in Egypt respect: 88
• Observations on the Arctic and Skua Gulls of British: 97
• Description of the Nautical Top as constructed: 105
• Account of an Improved Hygrometer By JOHN: 116
• Notice respecting the Journey to the Sources of: 127
• nic Origin 2 Veins which connect Mineral: 138
• Notice respecting a Singular Optical Property: 147
• Proofs that the Beaver was formerly a native: 177
• Account of the Formation of the Lake of Mauvoi: 187
• SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE: 198
• Velocity of Sound 14 Poissons Researches: 204
• Thenards Experiments on Oxygenated Water 25: 210
• PRIZE QUESTIONS AND MEDALS: 218
• Account of Meteoric Stones Masses of Iron: 221
• On the Tides of the Mediterranean and the occasional: 236
• Examination of some Compounds which depend on very: 243
• On the Preparation of Opium in Great Britain: 258
• Account of a singular affection of Vision By JAMES: 271
• On the Geognosy of the Cape of Good Hope By Pro: 283
• Historical Account of the Discoveries respecting: 289
• Notice of Scientific Travellers in BrazilPrince: 337
• Account of some important Discoveries in Magnetism: 344
• Experiments on the Effect of the Pressure of the: 363
• Sketch of a Journey through Brazil in 1817 and 1818: 369
• Account of a new Portable Gas Lamp invented: 373
• Proceedings of the Wernerian Natural History: 407
• ZOOLOGY 27 Edinburgh College Museum 28 Captain: 422
• INDEX: 429

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Edinburgh Philosophical Journal, Volume 1
• Contributors: Royal Society of Edinburgh, Wernerian Natural History Society
• Publisher: Archibald Constable, 1819
• Original from: Princeton University
• Digitized: Jan 27, 2009