On the first day of April next will be published, and afterwards continued in monthly numbers, price two shillings and sixpence each; A journal of natural philosophy, chemistry, and the arts: ... By William Nicolson.

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[1797]
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Credit: On the first day of April next will be published, and afterwards continued in monthly numbers, price two shillings and sixpence each; A journal of natural philosophy, chemistry, and the arts: ... By William Nicolson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    / - Oil the Firft Day of Aj>rll next will be publifhed, and afterwards continued m Monthly Numbers, Price Two Shillings and Sixpence each, JOURNAL o V NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, CHEMISTRY. AND THE ARTS: Giving an Account of the Prefent State, New Publications, and Difcoveries in thofe Sciences, and the various Departments of Manufacturing Indultry. ILLUSTRATED WITH ENGRAVINGS,, BY WILLIAM NICHOLSON. . O • • . . Lj London :—Printed for G. G. and J. Robinson, Paternofler-Ko\y> by whom Communications and Orders are received. THE Work will be printed in Quarto, with a new Letter, upon good Paper; each Number containing Sit Sheets of Lqtter-prefs, and two, or more Plates,. , The Journal for each year will confequently make one handfoms Volume of near fix hundred pages. vVV HILE Journals of Literature, of Science, and of the Arts,, have from time to time appeared upon the Continent under th« dire£tion of men of charafter and ability; it is remarkable that rhoft of the Periodical Publications of this country have been brought forward without the name either of Aiithor or Editor. Whether this cohdudt may have ariferi from a wifh to treat more freely of paffing events, where the refponfibility of the Writer is evidently lefs, or from whatever other caufes it may have originate ed, are quellions which might afford matter for interefiing difcuf- Ron, it the prefent ocCafion demanded an attention to that cbjedl. The Propofer of the Journal, now offered to the world; does not think that any fufficient reafons have ever exifted to difcourage a pradiice fo refpedfabie For its candour and jufiice as that of an Author fpeaking of Men and Things in his own name and perfon. He believes, on the contrary, that Rich a pradlice is calculated to infpire confidence 5 that it affords a ftrdng motive to corredtnefs * and