Philosophical transactions

Celebrating 350 years of Philosophical Transactions: life sciences papers

One contribution of 18 to a theme issue 'Celebrating 350 years of Philosophical Transactions: life sciences papers'. Editor-in-Chief This special issue of Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B has been commissioned to mark the Royal Society's celebration of the 350th anniversary of the publication of the first issue of Philosophical Transactions, the world's oldest scientific journa...

The rediscovery of Palmyra and its dissemination in Philosophical Transactions

This paper examines the first publicly documented western encounter with the ancient city of Palmyra as an archaeological site. This encounter was achieved in the late seventeenth century by a group of British merchants, who reached Palmyra and made drawings and reports of its ruins. The reports were then published in Philosophical Transactions in the mid 1690s. This paper points to the ways in...

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Celebrating 350 years of Philosophical Transactions: physical sciences papers

This theme issue of Philosophical Transactions A has been produced as an integral component of the Royal Society’s celebrations of the 350th anniversary of the publication of the first issue of Philosophical Transactions, the world’s oldest scientific journal. The issue contains 16 commentaries, each of which is focused on a major scientific advance in the physical, mathematical or engineering ...

Philosophical Transactions: 350 years of publishing at the Royal Society.

Carlton House Terrace, London. A prominent address in the heart of the buoyant city, yet a quiet and dignified house when one enters. It has been the residence of the Royal Society of London since November 1967, the fifth residence since 1660, when the Society came into existence. The conference was one of the 2015 events to celebrate the beginnings of scientific publishing in England: Philosop...