Annals of Philosophy, or Magazine of Chemistry, Mineralogy, Mechanics, Natural History, Agriculture, and the Arts, Vol. 1

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Excerpt from Annals of Philosophy, or Magazine of Chemistry, Mineralogy, Mechanics, Natural History, Agriculture, and the Arts, Vol. 1: January to June, 1813Vol. I. N° 1. A.he had a complete theory to communicate. No single discovery was of sufiicient importance to occupy a hole volume. Hence the frequency of two or more individuals being occupied with the same pursuits, publishing on the same subject, and making' the same discoveries without any knowledge of what was done by each other. The labours of science were not sufficiently sub divided, and labourer after labourer was apt to move on in the same beaten and unprofitable track. Periodical works save the irksome task of multifarious epistolary correspondence. Every discovery is published as soon as made, fmitless labour is spared, and emulation is kept up and increased by the mutual discoveries of different individuals, by the jarring of opinions, and the clashing of different interests.The first periodical work of science which made its appearance in Britain was the Philosophical Transactions, begun in 1665, and continued for many years, in numbers, published monthly, quarterly, or annually, as materials were more or less co iously supplied. The Journal des Sgavans in Paris, and the eipsio Act's in Germany, were somewhat similar in their plan. About the middle of the lsth century the Philosophical Transactions altered their form, and came to be published only in volumes. From that period they have consisted entirely of original papers, and have taken no notice of the discoveries made by foreigners, nor of the scientific books which have made their appearance in different countries. Thus Britain no longer possessed a periodi eal philosophical journal. The Monthl and Critical Reviews indeed had commenced, and were con noted with considerable spirit, but being entirely confined to criticisms on books, they could scarcely be considered as registers of the discoveries in science. Perhaps the Gentleman's Magazine, which was con ducted for many years with much ability, and which contained a great deal of philosophical as well as miscellaneous information, would have been entitled to rank as a philosophical journal, had not the greater number of its columns been filled with articles of belles lettres and antiquarian research.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.