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Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society
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Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society is a scientific journal published by the Royal Society. In its earliest days, it was a private venture of the Royal Society's secretary.[1][2] It was established in 1665,[3] making it the second journal in the world exclusively devoted to science,[2] after the Journal des sçavans, and therefore also the world's longest-running scientific journal.[2] It became an official society publication in 1752.[4] The use of the word philosophical in the title refers to natural philosophy, which was the equivalent of what would now be generally called science.
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Discipline | Multidisciplinary science |
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Language | English |
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History | 6 March 1665; 359 years ago (1665-03-06) |
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ISO 4 | Philos. Trans. R. Soc. |
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ISSN | 0261-0523 (print) 2053-9223 (web) |
JSTOR | philtran1665167 |
OCLC no. | 1697286 |
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