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opens the first number. It seems desirable also to give 

 .this in its original form as to paragraphs and typog- 

 raphy. The first page of the cover of the opening num- 

 ber has also been reproduced here. It will be seen that 

 the plan of the young editor was as wide as the entire 

 range of science and its applications and extended out to 

 music and the fine arts. This seems strange to-day, but 

 it must be remembered how few were the organs of pub- 

 lication open to contributors at the time. If the plan 

 was unreasonably extended, that fact is to be taken not 

 only as an expression of the enthusiasm of the editor, as 

 yet inexperienced in his work, but also of the time when 

 the sciences were still in their infancy. 

 He says (1, pp. v, vi) : 



"PLAN OF THE WOKK. 



This Journal is intended to embrace the circle of THE PHYS- 

 ICAL SCIENCES, with their application to THE ARTS, and to every 

 useful purpose. 



It is designed as a deposit for original American communica- 

 tions; but will contain also occasional selections from Foreign 

 Journals, and notices of the progress of science in other coun- 

 tries. Within its plan are embraced 



NATURAL HISTORY, in its three great departments of MINER- 

 ALOGY, BOTANY, and ZOOLOGY; 



CHEMISTRY and NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, in their various 

 branches : and MATHEMATICS, pure and mixed. 



It will be a leading object to illustrate AMERICAN NATURAL 

 HISTORY, and especially our MINERALOGY and GEOLOGY. 



The APPLICATIONS of these sciences are obviously as numer- 

 ous as physical arts, and physical wants; for no one of these 

 arts or wants can be named which is not connected with them. 



While SCIENCE will be cherished for its own sake, and with a 

 due respect for its own inherent dignity; it will also be 

 employed as the handmaid to the Arts. Its numerous applica- 

 tions to AGRICULTURE, the earliest and most important of them ; 

 to our MANUFACTURES, both mechanical and chemical; and 

 to our DOMESTIC ECONOMY, will be carefully sought out, and 

 faithfully made. 



It is also within the design of this Journal to receive communi- 

 cations on Music, SCULPTURE, ENGRAVING, PAINTING, and gener- 

 ally on the fine and liberal, as well as useful arts ; 



On Military and Civil Engineering, and the art of Navigation. 



