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

All titles
  • Philosophical transactions: giving some accompt of the present undertakings, studies and labours of the ingenious in many considerable parts of the world
  • Philosophical transactions (London, England : 1667 : Cumulation)
  • Philosophical transactions: giving some account of the present undertakings
People / Organizations
Imprint
London [England] : printed by T.N. for John Martyn at the Bell, a little without Temple-Bar, printer to the Royal Society, <1667>-
Added name
Oldenburg, Henry, 1615?-1677, ed.
Publication year
1665-9999
ESTC No.
P2656
Grub Street ID
56288
Description
v. : ill., tables ; sm. 4°; lge. 4°.
Note
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

Printed by Samuel Richardson from v.XLI (1744) through v.LI (1761), as well as part of v.LII pt.1 (1762), interrupted by his death

Printed by William Bowyer, beginning with the completion of v.LII pt.1 (1762), and continuing through v.LXVII pt. 1 (1777), latterly with his partner John Nichols, who continued to print them after Bowyer's death.