The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal, Vol. XLIX April-October 1850
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THE EDINBURGH NEW
PHILOSOPHICAL JOURNAL,
EXHIBITING A VIEW OF THE
PROGRESSIVE DISCOVERIES AND IMPROVEMENTS
IN THE
SCIENCES AND THE ARTS.
CONDUCTED BY
ROBERT JAMESON,
EDINBURGH:
EDINBURGH:
THE
EDINBURGH NEW
PHILOSOPHICAL JOURNAL.
Geographical Distribution of Animals.
Additional Illustrations of the Geographical Distribution of Animals.
I.—Geographical Distribution of Sturgeons.[2]
II.—Fishes of Lake Superior compared with those of the other great Canadian Lakes.
III.—General Observations; all Fresh-water Fishes of North America different from those of Europe—Lake Superior and the Lakes north of it constitute a distinct Zoological District—These Fishes have been created where they now live—Deductions from this fact.
I.—Geographical Distribution of Sturgeons.[2]
II.—Fishes of Lake Superior compared with those of the other great Canadian Lakes.
III.—General Observations; all Fresh-water Fishes of North America different from those of Europe—Lake Superior and the Lakes north of it constitute a distinct Zoological District—These Fishes have been created where they now live—Deductions from this fact.
On the Geography and Geology of the Peninsula of Mount Sinai, and the adjacent Countries.
Synopsis of Meteorological Observations made at the Observatory, Whitehaven, Cumberland, in the Year 1849.
[Pg 56] Form, &c. of Instruments.
Remarks on the Weather in 1849.
[Pg 56] Form, &c. of Instruments.
Remarks on the Weather in 1849.
[Pg 65]The Completed Coral Island.
[Pg 68]Biographical Notice of Leopold Pilla, the Geologist.
On the Chronological Exposition of the Periods of Vegetation, and the different Floras which have succeeded each other on the Earth's Surface.
Glacial Theory of the Erratics and Drift of the New and Old Worlds.[45]
Description of the Marine Telescope.
[Pg 122]Experimental Investigations to Discover the Cause of the Change which takes place in the Standard Points of Thermometers.
Observations on the Discovery, by Professor Lepsius, of Sculptured Marks on Rocks in the Nile Valley in Nubia; indicating that, within the historical period, the river had flowed at a higher level than has been known in Modern Times.
The Physical Geography of Lower Nubia.[56]
Of the Breadth, Depth, and Velocity of the Nile, in Nubia.
Geological Structure of Lower Nubia.
The Physical Geography of Lower Nubia.[56]
Of the Breadth, Depth, and Velocity of the Nile, in Nubia.
Geological Structure of Lower Nubia.
On the Salmon Tribe (Salmonidæ.)
Results of Observations made by the Rev. F. Fallows, at the Cape of Good Hope, in the years 1829-30-31.
Discovery of the Great Lake Ngami of South Africa.
A Brief Sketch of the Geology of the West Indies, from Dr Davy's Lectures on the Study of Chemistry, drawn up chiefly from the Author's own Observations.[88]
On the Differences between Progressive, Embryonic, and Prophetic Types in the Succession of Organized Beings through the whole Range of Geological Times.
On a new Analogy in the Periods of Rotation of the Primary Planets discovered by Daniel Kirkwood of Pottsville, Pennsylvania.
SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE.
List of Patents granted for Scotland from 22d March to 22d June 1850.
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Additional Illustrations of the Geographical Distribution of Animals.
I.—Geographical Distribution of Sturgeons.[2]
II.—Fishes of Lake Superior compared with those of the other great Canadian Lakes.
III.—General Observations; all Fresh-water Fishes of North America different from those of Europe—Lake Superior and the Lakes north of it constitute a distinct Zoological District—These Fishes have been created where they now live—Deductions from this fact.
I.—Geographical Distribution of Sturgeons.[2]
II.—Fishes of Lake Superior compared with those of the other great Canadian Lakes.
III.—General Observations; all Fresh-water Fishes of North America different from those of Europe—Lake Superior and the Lakes north of it constitute a distinct Zoological District—These Fishes have been created where they now live—Deductions from this fact.
On the Geography and Geology of the Peninsula of Mount Sinai, and the adjacent Countries.
Synopsis of Meteorological Observations made at the Observatory, Whitehaven, Cumberland, in the Year 1849.
[Pg 56] Form, &c. of Instruments.
Remarks on the Weather in 1849.
[Pg 56] Form, &c. of Instruments.
Remarks on the Weather in 1849.
[Pg 65]The Completed Coral Island.
[Pg 68]Biographical Notice of Leopold Pilla, the Geologist.
On the Chronological Exposition of the Periods of Vegetation, and the different Floras which have succeeded each other on the Earth's Surface.
Glacial Theory of the Erratics and Drift of the New and Old Worlds.[45]
Description of the Marine Telescope.
[Pg 122]Experimental Investigations to Discover the Cause of the Change which takes place in the Standard Points of Thermometers.
Observations on the Discovery, by Professor Lepsius, of Sculptured Marks on Rocks in the Nile Valley in Nubia; indicating that, within the historical period, the river had flowed at a higher level than has been known in Modern Times.
The Physical Geography of Lower Nubia.[56]
Of the Breadth, Depth, and Velocity of the Nile, in Nubia.
Geological Structure of Lower Nubia.
The Physical Geography of Lower Nubia.[56]
Of the Breadth, Depth, and Velocity of the Nile, in Nubia.
Geological Structure of Lower Nubia.
On the Salmon Tribe (Salmonidæ.)
Results of Observations made by the Rev. F. Fallows, at the Cape of Good Hope, in the years 1829-30-31.
Discovery of the Great Lake Ngami of South Africa.
A Brief Sketch of the Geology of the West Indies, from Dr Davy's Lectures on the Study of Chemistry, drawn up chiefly from the Author's own Observations.[88]
On the Differences between Progressive, Embryonic, and Prophetic Types in the Succession of Organized Beings through the whole Range of Geological Times.
On a new Analogy in the Periods of Rotation of the Primary Planets discovered by Daniel Kirkwood of Pottsville, Pennsylvania.
SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE.
List of Patents granted for Scotland from 22d March to 22d June 1850.
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