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History of science journals

  • Social Studies of ScienceThe 1971 inaugural issue of Science Studies opened with a bold declaration from its founding editors. Roy MacLeod and David Edge stood at the threshold of a…
  • Osiris (journal)George Sarton stood at the lectern of Harvard University in 1936. He held a vision for a new publication that would serve scholars differently than existing…
  • ChymiaThe year 1947 marked the beginning of a new chapter in scientific history. Charles Albert Browne Jr. chaired a committee dedicated to establishing a journal…
  • Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal SocietyThe Royal Society began publishing obituaries of its members in 1932. Before that year, these notices appeared within the Proceedings of the Royal Society.