THE 
EDINBURGH 
M* 
PHILOSOPHICAL JOURNAL, 
EXHIBITING A VIEW OF 
THE PROGRESS OF DISCOVERY IN NATURAL PHILOSOPHY^ 
CHEMISTRY, NATURAL HISTORY, PRACTICAL MECHANICS, 
GEOGRAPHY, NAVIGATION, STATISTICS, AND THE FINE 
AND USEFUL ARTS, 
FROM 
OCTOBER 1. 1823 to APRIL 1. 1824 
CONDUCTED BY 
Dr BREWSTER and Professor JAMES0N> 
TO BE CONTINUED QUARTERLY. 
. EDINBURGH : 
PRINTED FOR ARCHIBALD CONSTABLE & CO. EDINBURGH; 
AND HURST, ROBINSON & CO. LONDON. 
VOL. X. X 
r- O ' 
1824 
