# Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society - Vol 1 - 1666

_Giving some Accompt of the present Undertakings, Studies, and Labours of the Ingenious in many considerable parts of the World_

By Various.

"Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society - Vol 1 - 1666" by Various is a scientific journal first published in 1665. As the world's second journal devoted exclusively to science and the longest-running scientific publication, it captured the pioneering spirit of the Royal Society's early days. Edited by secretary Henry Oldenburg as a private venture, this groundbreaking volume introduced the fundamental practices of modern scientific publishing—peer review, registration, and dissemination. Its pages reveal the intellectual curiosity of seventeenth-century natural philosophers exploring everything from Jupiter's Great Red Spot to whale-fishing near Bermuda. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Editor: Henry Oldenburg
- Subjects: Science -- Periodicals

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