THE 



EDINBURGH 



JOURNAL OF NATURAL HISTORY, 



AND OF 



THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES. 



CONDUCTED BY 



WILLIAM MACGILLIYRAY, A.M., 



CONSERVATOR OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS, EDINBURGH; FELLOW OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY 



OF EDINBURGH; MEJtBER OF THE WERNERIAN NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY; OF THE 



ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF PHILADELPHIA, &c. &c. 



ASSISTED BY SEVERAL SCIENTIFIC AND LITERARY MEN. 



VOLUME I. 



A.D. 1835—1839. 



EDINBURGH: 



PUBLISHED FOR THE PROPRIETOR, 13, HILL STREET. 



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