Cover of Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B

Cover the first volume of Phil. Trans., published in 1665

The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, or Phil. Trans., is a scientific journal published by the Royal Society. Begun in 1665, it is the oldest scientific journal printed in the English-speaking world, and the second oldest in the world, after the French Journal des sçavans. It is still published, which makes it the world's longest running scientific journal. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. ... The premises of the Royal Society in London. ... Events March 4 - Start of the Second Anglo-Dutch War. ...

History

The first issue was published in 1665, six years after the Royal Society had been founded. Over the centuries, many important scientific discoveries have been published in the Philosophical Transactions. Famous contributing authors include Isaac Newton, Michael Faraday and Charles Darwin. In 1672, the journal published Newton's first paper New Theory about Light and Colours, which can be seen as the beginning of his scientific career. The premises of the Royal Society in London. ... Sir Isaac Newton, PRS, (4 January [O.S. 25 December 1642] 1643 – 31 March [O.S. 20 March] 1727) was an English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, alchemist, inventor and natural philosopher who is regarded by many as the most influential scientist in history. ... Michael Faraday Michael Faraday, FRS (September 22, 1791 – August 25, 1867) was a British scientist (a physicist and chemist) who contributed significantly to the fields of electromagnetism and electrochemistry. ... In his lifetime Charles Darwin gained international fame as an influential scientist examining controversial topics. ... The newton (symbol: N) is the SI unit of force. ...

Current publication

Today, two series are being published: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A (covering mathematical, physical and engineering sciences) and Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B (covering biological sciences). Nowadays, Phil. Trans. publishes theme issues and discussion meeting issues, while research articles are published in the sister journal Proceedings of the Royal Society. Research is an active, diligent, and systematic process of inquiry in order to discover, interpret and/or revise facts. ... Cover of Proceedings of the Royal Society is a scientific journal published by the Royal Society of London. ...

See also

• Royal Society
• Proceedings of the Royal Society

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External links

• Journal homepage
• Royal Society Publishing

Phil. Trans. volumes are available online at JSTOR (a subscription service) and at Gallica a (free service). JSTOR®, begun in 1995, is an online system for archiving academic journals. ... Gallica is the digital library of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France for distant users. ...

• Gallica Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London (historical archives)