This text celebrates in four volumes the bicentenary of the Philosophical Magazine and chronicles the history of scientific development as chonicled in its pages. Â Each volume previews a 50 year period and contains not only classical works but also papers of an amusing controversial nature. Â Commentaries preceding each part set the papers in the context of the time: Volume One 1798-1850 reproduces in their orignal form many celebrated papers of Davy Faraday and Joule as well as many papers on the nature of light and matter. Â Forewards by Nobel Laureate Professor Sir Nevill Mott and Professor John Meurig Thomas in addition to a preface and introduction trace the development of the Philosophical Magazine and provide an overview of scientific thought and achievements during the first half of the 19th century. Â. Language: English