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. William was soon joined as joint editor by his brother Robert, who wrote many of the articles for the early issues, and within a few years the journal had a circulation of 84,000.[3] From 1847 to 1849 it was edited by William Henry Wills.