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Chambers's Edinburgh Journal was a weekly 16-page magazine started by William Chambers in 1832. [1] The first edition was dated 4 February 1832, [ 2 ] and priced at one penny . Topics included history, religion, language, and science.
In 1824, Robert wrote, and the brothers published, Traditions of Edinburgh. Education was always the main priority for William and Robert. [1] In 1832, they published The Chambers Journal, a weekly newspaper containing articles on subjects such as history, religion, language and science, many of which were written by Robert himself. It was an ...
William Chambers of Glenormiston FRSE (/ ˈ tʃ eɪ m b ər z /; 16 April 1800 [1] – 20 May 1883) was a Scottish publisher and politician, the brother (and business partner) of Robert Chambers. The brothers were influential in the mid-19th century, in both scientific and political circles.
Robert Chambers FRSE (March 1832 – 23 March 1888) was a Scottish publisher, editor of Chambers' Journal, amateur golfer and encyclopaedist, the son of Robert Chambers, the co-founder of the W & R Chambers publishing house in Edinburgh.
Robert Chambers FRSE FGS (/ ˈ tʃ eɪ m b ər z /; 10 July 1802 – 17 March 1871) [2] was a Scottish publisher, geologist, evolutionary thinker, author and journal editor who, like his elder brother and business partner William Chambers, was highly influential in mid-19th-century scientific and political circles.
This is a list of British periodicals established in the 19th century, excluding daily newspapers.. The periodical press flourished in the 19th century: the Waterloo Directory of English Newspapers and Periodicals plans to eventually list more 100,000 titles; the current Series 3 lists 73,000 titles. 19th-century periodicals have been the focus of extensive indexing efforts, such as that of ...
Charles Knight created it for the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge in response to Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, which started two months earlier. Sold for only a penny and illustrated with wood-engravings, it was an expensive enterprise that could only be supported by very large circulation.
He printed a London edition of Chambers's Edinburgh Journal by mid-1832. [8] The arrangement used stereotype plates, and brought the circulation up to 50,000. [9] By 1845 the circulation was declining from its peak, and Orr wrote to Chambers explaining that the market was changing. [10] In 1846 Chambers terminated the arrangement with Orr. [11]