Philosophical Transactions

Summary

Philosophical Transactions is a scientific journal^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.63% of scientific_journal entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (172 views/month, #15 of 2,364).^[2]

Key Facts

• Philosophical Transactions authored Royal Society^[3].
• Philosophical Transactions authored Alexander Stuart^[4].
• Philosophical Transactions authored Charles Hutton^[5].
• Philosophical Transactions authored George Shaw^[6].
• Philosophical Transactions authored Richard Pearson^[7].
• Philosophical Transactions authored Paul Henry Maty^[8].
• Philosophical Transactions's video is recorded as Science stories – Knowledge (scientific journals in science and Philosophical Transactions), The Royal Society.webm^[9].
• Philosophical Transactions's image is recorded as 1665 phil trans vol i title.png^[10].
• Philosophical Transactions's instance of is recorded as scientific journal^[11].
• Philosophical Transactions's publisher is recorded as Royal Society^[12].
• Philosophical Transactions's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 178725770^[13].
• Philosophical Transactions's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 24150565556006251384^[14].
• Philosophical Transactions's GND ID is recorded as 4560617-1^[15].
• Philosophical Transactions's ISSN is recorded as 0261-0523^[16].
• Philosophical Transactions's ISSN is recorded as 2053-9223^[17].
• Philosophical Transactions's OCLC number is recorded as 1697286^[18].
• Philosophical Transactions's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 14420562r^[19].
• Philosophical Transactions's IdRef ID is recorded as 132379325^[20].
• Philosophical Transactions's place of publication is recorded as London^[21].
• Philosophical Transactions's Commons category is recorded as Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society^[22].
• Philosophical Transactions's language of work or name is recorded as English^[23].
• Philosophical Transactions's language of work or name is recorded as Latin^[24].
• Philosophical Transactions's archives at is recorded as CLOCKSS^[25].
• Philosophical Transactions's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[26].
• +1665-03-06T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Philosophical Transactions^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Authored works include Royal Society^[3], an academy of sciences^[28], in United Kingdom^[29], founded in 1660^[30], headquartered in London^[31]; Alexander Stuart^[4], a physician^[32], 1673–1742^[33], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society^[34]; Charles Hutton^[5], a mathematician^[35], 1737–1823^[36], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[37], awarded the Copley Medal^[38]; George Shaw^[6], a curator^[39], 1751–1813^[40], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[41], awarded the Fellow of the Linnean Society of London^[42], specialised in botany^[43]; Richard Pearson^[7], a writer^[44], 1765–1836^[45]; and Paul Henry Maty^[8], a librarian^[46], 1744–1787^[47], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society^[48].

Why It Matters

Philosophical Transactions ranks in the top 0.63% of scientific_journal entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (172 views/month, #15 of 2,364).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[49] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[50]