Project Gutenberg 2006-07-07 Public domain in the USA. 160 Various Verschillende Various, Various Chambers, Robert 1802 1871 Chambers, R. (Robert) Chambers, William 1800 1883 Chambers, W. (William) Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 435 Volume 17, New Series, May 1, 1852 Reading ease score: 59.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Malcolm Farmer, Richard J. Shiffer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net. "Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 435" by Various is a collective publication written in the mid-19th century that features a variety of articles on social and scientific themes relevant to that period. The opening portion delves into the concept of forced benefits in society, using specific examples like the introduction of railways and the agricultural benefits derived from managing waste products, illustrating how individuals may resist changes that ultimately improve their circumstances. The beginning of the journal presents an article titled "Forced Benefits," which argues that societal progress often requires external pressures to overcome ignorance or prejudice. The author highlights examples such as the establishment of railways and innovative agricultural practices that benefited from compulsion rather than voluntary acceptance. These scenarios illustrate the tension between individual interests and collective progress, suggesting that societal advancement sometimes necessitates a push from governing bodies or influential entities to realize the potential advantages that may initially be met with resistance. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Periodicals AP Text Chambers's Edinburgh Journal Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference Browsing: History - General 158609 158359 2025-02-08T06:28:09.254151 2023-09-08T11:03:38.587816 text/html text/html 155449 2006-07-07T11:58:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 99312 2006-07-07T11:58:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 185555 2025-02-08T06:28:16.092194 application/epub+zip 186360 2025-02-08T06:28:12.795178 application/epub+zip 124739 2025-02-08T06:28:11.452151 application/epub+zip 346683 2025-02-08T06:28:18.532144 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 332524 2025-02-08T06:28:15.198205 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 153215 2022-09-09T05:48:35.760114 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 144400 144293 2025-02-08T06:28:08.892173 2023-09-08T11:03:38.306843 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 144227 2006-07-07T11:58:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 57712 2006-07-07T11:58:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 144230 2006-07-07T11:58:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 57662 2006-07-07T11:58:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22671 2025-02-08T06:28:18.670106 application/rdf+xml 16910 2025-02-08T06:28:11.994184 image/jpeg 3881 2025-02-08T06:28:11.723186 image/jpeg 183664 2025-02-08T06:28:09.271216 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia