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BREWSTER, David (1781-1868) and Robert JAMESON (1774-1854), editors. The Edinburgh Philosophical Journal. Edinburgh: for Archibald Contable and Company, 1819-1826. 14 volumes. - Continued as: The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal. Edinburgh: for Adam Black, etc., 1826-1830. 8 volumes.
Together 22 volumes, 8o (207 x 135 mm). Numerous plates, some folding. Contemporary calf (some covers detached, vol. X lacking front cover, library markings on spine). Provenance: Royal United Service Institution Library (embossed library stamps on title-pages and plates); Free Library of Worchester, Massachusetts (bookplate).
A complete run of the Edinburgh Philosophical Journal. Containing over 800 articles by leading scientists of the period, the journal covers such subjects as chemistry, optics, electricity, magnetism, practical mechanics, inventions, scientific instruments and natural history. Famous contributors, in addition to the editors, were Charles Babbage, J. F. W. Herschel, Robert Stevenson, William Scoresby, Alexander Humboldt, Humphry Davy and numerous others. The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal, beginning in 1826 and edited only by Jameson, continued until 1854. [With:] Additional copies of volumes I-VII and IX of The Edinburgh Philosophical Journal. 8 volumes, 8o. Various bindings, condition varies. This lot is sold as a periodical not subject to return. (30)
Together 22 volumes, 8
A complete run of the Edinburgh Philosophical Journal. Containing over 800 articles by leading scientists of the period, the journal covers such subjects as chemistry, optics, electricity, magnetism, practical mechanics, inventions, scientific instruments and natural history. Famous contributors, in addition to the editors, were Charles Babbage, J. F. W. Herschel, Robert Stevenson, William Scoresby, Alexander Humboldt, Humphry Davy and numerous others. The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal, beginning in 1826 and edited only by Jameson, continued until 1854. [With:] Additional copies of volumes I-VII and IX of The Edinburgh Philosophical Journal. 8 volumes, 8