In the Edinburgh Society's Journal No. 308 New Series, published on Saturday 24th November 1849, you will find interesting texts by the featured authors. This issue will open up to the reader the rich world of literature, politics, scientific discoveries and technologies of that time. Various topics related to life in Great Britain in the middle of the 19th century will reveal to you the atmosphere of those times. Each article offers you a different perspective, the velvet pen of literary figures and the wisdom of scientists. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal invites you on a unique journey into the past and the discovery of new horizons.