Scotland illustrated in a series of views taken expressly for this work by Messrs. T. Allom, W. H. Bartlett, and H. M'Culloch. By William Beattie.

Abstract

A'.B. The. above Volume mil be found to contain : Sketches of History; Slatislics; Society and Manners; Kdiicnlinn, Literature, and Science; Minern/nfl'/, liotany. Geology; Biographical and Characteristic ffotioes; Anralotes and Traditions ; Popular Customs and Amusements '; Arts, Ar/riculture, Produce, Manufacture* : 'rith much diversified matter ; the results of personal intercourse with the country and people of Scotland. % The Poetry interspersed in this Volume, unless where otherwise marked, is original. * Ravenscraig Castle, too late to be fully noticed in its proper place, is situated on a bold promontory overhanging the sea, near the ancient town of Dysart. It is a place of great antiquity, having been presented by James III. to William St. Clair, Earl of Orkney. The situation and appearance of these ruins are highly picturesque; but the dangerous nature of the coast is sufficiently apparent in the storm-scene so forcibly delineated in the fore-yround of the picture. SCOTLAND. 1 Land of brown heath and shaggy wood Land of the mountain and the flood !" 'Twas here the Son of Fingal towered along, And midst his mountains rolled the flood of song ; 'Twas here the heroes of that song arose, And Roman Eagles found unvanquished foes." PERTHSHIRE. THE county of Perth, one of the largest in Scotland, is proverbial as the favoured province in which Nature has been prodigal of her gifts. The Highlands of Perthshire,* with their fabled lakes and rivers, and woods and fountains their feudal and monastic ruins their popular legends and traditions present a field peculiarly rich in all that can charm the eye, improve the mind, or flatter the imagination. In proof of these attractions, it is only necessary to advert to the numerous strangers, from every nation in Europe, who are annually attracted to these regions of " fell and flood," where the magnificence of Nature and the primitive simplicity of the inhabitants offer the most pleasing contrasts, and * At the commencement of the second volume of this work, it is proper to remind the reader, that, owing tu the limited number of pages to which the Author is restricted, various topics of inferior interest must be omitted, others only slightly alluded to, in order that the connexion between the text and illustrations may not be interrupted, but mutually serve to explain each other. The Painter, in illustrating the scenery of the Highlands, has been careful in the selection of his subjects, so as to present a faithful transcript of that stupendous scenery with which the glory of the Gael is identified, whilst the Author has made it his study to frame his narrative according to the scenes through which he moves, and the historical suggestions to which they give rise. VOL. II. B 2 SCOTLAND ILLUSTRATED. unfold those interesting sources from which poetry has drawn many of her wildest themes, and history some of her noblest achievements. With the bold chain of the Grampians swelling in lofty gradation before us ; MOSS OF KINCARDINE. LORD KAIMES. 3 corn fields and cottage garden...

Synthesis and solution properties of linear, four‐branched, and six‐branched star polyisoprenes

“…27 Shear dependence is found a t higher shear rates. 28 The intrinsic viscosity-molecular weight relations were evaluated by finding the least-square deviation of K,, on varying a in the Mark-Houwink Table IV and compared with similar results obtained for poly-~t y r e n e .~* '~ Data for polystyrene and polyisoprene agree to within experimental error. The experimental g' values are consistently lower than the t,heoretically proposed4 g f = gl/' while they are higher than proposed2 by…”

The pharmacology of GR203040, a novel, potent and selective non‐peptide tachykinin NK1 receptor antagonist

“…Substance P is stored in, and under certain conditions, can be released from, trigeminal sensory nerve terminals innervating cerebral and dural blood vessels (Edvinsson et al, 1983;Goadsby et al, 1988). Following its neuronal release, substance P activates endothelial NK1 receptors to produce dilatation within the cranial vasculature and oedema formation in the meninges (Edvinsson et al, 1981;Markowitz et al, 1987;Beattie et al, 1993). Furthermore, substance P may also be an important neurotransmitter or neuromodulator in the nociceptive pathway within the CNS.…”

The influence of the trigeminal ganglion on carotid blood flow in anaesthetized guinea‐pigs

“…The use of these antagonists may also identify the neurotransmitters which regulate, under resting conditions, carotid vascular tone and blood flow. Guinea-pigs were used in the present study as in this species, the NK, and CGRPI receptor subtypes have been identified as those responsible for the cranial vasodilatation mediated by substance P or CGRP respectively (Jansen et al, 1991;Nilsson et al, 1992;Beattie et al, 1993).…”