ENCYCLOP/EDIA BRITANNICA.
EIGHTH EDITION.
PRINCIPAL SUBJECTS.
VOLUME I.
DISSERTATION FIRST.— On the Progress of Metaphysical and
Ethical Philosophy, since the Revival of Letters in Europe. By Duqald Stewart,late Professor of Moral Philosophy in the University of Edinburgh.
DISSERTATION SECOND.— On the Progress of Ethical Philosophy,
chiefly during the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries. By Sir J amks Mackintosh,LL.D. With a Preface by William Whewkli, D.D.
DISSERTATION THIRD. —On the Rise, Progress, and Corruptions
of Christianity. By Richard Whatkly, D.D., Archbishop of Dublin.
DISSERTATION FOURTH.— On the Progress of Mathematical andPhysical Science since the Revival of Letters in Europe. By Sir John Playfair,late Professor of Natural Philosophy in the University of Edinburgh.
DISSERTATION FIFTH. — On the Progress of Mathematical and
Physical Science, chiefly during the Eighteenth Century. By Sir John Leslie, lateProfessor of Natural Philosophy in the University of Edinburgh.
DISSERTATION SIXTH. — On the Progress of Mathematical and
Physical Science during the Nineteenth Century. By James D. Forbes, Professorof Natural Philosophy in the University of Edinburgh.
VOLUME II.
ABERRATION & ACOUSTICS. By George Buchanan, F.R.S.E.ACHROMATIC GLASSES and AERONAUTICS. By Sir John
Lkslir.
ADMIRAL and ADMIRALTY. By Sir John Barrow, Bart.
Revised by John Barrow, Admiralty.
ADDISON (JOSEPH). By William Spalding, A.M., Professor
of Logic in the University of St Andrews.
JESCHYLUS. By J. S. Blackik, Professor of Greek in the Uni-versity of Edinburgh.
JETNA and ALPS. By Robert Jameson, late Professor of NaturalHistory in the University of Edinburgh.
AFGHANISTAN. By David Buchanan and Edward Thornton.
East India House.
AFRICA. By Augustus Petermann, F.R.G.S.
AGRICULTURE. By J. Wilson, Eddington Mains, Berwickshire.AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY. By Thomas Anderson, M.D.,
Professor of Chemistry in the University of Glasgow.
AGRARIAN LAWS. By George Ferguson, Professor of Hunta-
nity, King’s College, Aberdeen.