Philosophical transactions : giving some accompt of the present undertakings, studies and labours of the ingenious in many considerable parts of the world.

Format:

Journal/Periodical

Author/Creator:

Royal Society (Great Britain)

Contributor:

Oldenburg, Henry, 1615?-1677, ed.

Standardized Title:

Philosophical transactions (London, England : 1667 : Cumulation)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Technology--England--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.

Technology.

Science societies, etc--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.

Science societies, etc.

Physical sciences--England--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.

Physical sciences.

Genre:

Periodicals -- 17th century -- England.

Periodicals -- 18th century -- England.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (v. ) ill., tables ;

Annual (Cumulative)

Began with: Vol. I [Numb. 1 (1665:Mar.1)-numb. 22 (1667:Feb.11)]-

Other Title:

Philosophical transactions

Place of Publication:

London [England] : printed by T.N. for John Martyn at the Bell, a little without Temple-Bar, printer to the Royal Society, 1704-1801.

Notes:

Cumulates with added indexes and appendices, the irregularly published: Philosophical transactions.

Originally edited by Henry Oldenburg, later by N. Grew, R. Plot, W. Musgrave, R. Waller, Sir H. Sloane, E. Halley, and C. Mortimer. Since March 1752 publication has been supervised by a committee of the Royal Society.

Some imprints include year of publication in roman or arabic.

Imprints vary; on some early issues printer's initials change to "T.R."; in 1667 James Allestry's name appears; 1683-1685 the place of printing is given as Oxford; later imprint names include: Moses Pitt, Sam. Smith, Hen. Clements, Benj. Walford, J. Streater, Wm. Innys, D. Brown, T. Woodward, Lockyer Davis, C. Reymers, Peter Elmsley.

Individual issues or 'transactions' within the journal are numbered and dated, with caption titles, contents notes, and dated colophons. Most of them were separately published.

Transactions include essays on the natural sciences, reports prepared for the Society, results of experimental research, and speculative essays on scientific topics.

Description based on: Vol. IV. for Anno 1669. [Numb. 45. March 25. 1668/69-numb. 56. February. 17. 1669/70.]; title from title page.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Some volumes have appendices.

Freqency of monthly publication varies from 1679-1692, so that some 'annual' volumes include differing numbers of issues from more than one calendar year.

Frequency fluctuates in the 1720s: some volumes issued biennially.

Gaps in publication: Mar. 1679-Dec. 1682, Jan. 1688-Dec. 1690.

Some volumes lack numerical designation.

V. 41,48-52,57,61-and all subsequent 18th c. volumes issued in two parts, usually with continuous pagination; v. 90 (1800) issued in three parts.

Finding Aid/Index:

Volumes individually indexed.

General index or alphabetical table to all the Philosophical transactions (Mar. 1665-July 1677), published: London: J. Martyn, 1678.

General index to all the Philosophical transactions (Jan. 1678-Dec. 1693), published: London: S. Smith, B. Walford, 1694.

Cited in:

Nelson & Seccombe, 539

NCBEL, II:1291

McLeod, W. and V. Graphical directory 1702-1714, p. 40-41

Ward, W. S. Index of serials, p. 143

English Short Title Catalog, P2656.

OCLC:

642234443