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The Philosophical Magazine - Softcover

Alexander Tilloch

 
9780371925164: The Philosophical Magazine

Synopsis

The Philosophical MagazineThis 1805 issue (Volume 21) presents a multidisciplinary miscellany typical of early 19th-century scientific journals, spanning physics, chemistry, geology, botany, entomology, medicine, travel narratives, economics, technology, and public health. It combines experimental reports, field observations, theoretical speculation, and administrative notes on patents and society proceedings, alongside meteorological records. Key topics include: electricity and the electrophorus, a mineral survey of Shropshire, the tinning of copper and health considerations of tin vessels, analysis of corn blight, Bengal maritime commerce (1773–1794 with notes to 1799–1800), a new method for separating copper from silver, Humboldt and Bonpland’s travels, the formation of water by compression, and notices on books, vaccination, and botany. Notable voices include references to Biot, Berthollet, Laplace, Davy, Humboldt, Bonpland, Townson, Proust, and Goetling, among others. The issue furnishes a snapshot of an era when practical engineering, colonial commerce, natural history, and foundational science mingle across Europe and its colonies.

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