Scientific American

American popular science magazine
Periodical scientific_journal Q39379
Scientific American
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Scientific American is a periodical that covers a range of fields, including history, natural science, anthropology, and medicine. This breadth of coverage allows the publication to address a wide variety of topics. The periodical's scope is not limited to a single area of study, but rather encompasses multiple disciplines.

The fields of history, natural science, anthropology, and medicine are all represented within the pages of Scientific American. These fields provide a foundation for the periodical's content, which can include articles, research, and other scholarly work.

By covering history, natural science, anthropology, and medicine, Scientific American is able to offer its readers a diverse range of information and perspectives. This diversity is a key aspect of the periodical's approach to publishing.

Scientific American's focus on history, natural science, anthropology, and medicine has established it as a unique and valuable resource for those interested in these fields.

Scientific American

Summary

Scientific American is a scientific journal[1]. It ranks in the top 0.13% of scientific_journal entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,233 views/month, #3 of 2,364).[2]

Key Facts

  • Scientific American's field of work was history[3].
  • Scientific American's field of work was natural science[4].
  • Scientific American's field of work was anthropology[5].
  • Scientific American's field of work was medicine[6].
  • Scientific American's field of work was archaeology[7].
  • Scientific American's field of work was engineering[8].
  • Scientific American's instance of is recorded as scientific journal[9].
  • Scientific American's instance of is recorded as popular science magazine[10].
  • Scientific American's founder is recorded as Rufus Porter[11].
  • Scientific American was published by Nature Portfolio[12].
  • Scientific American's headquarters location is recorded as Los Angeles[13].
  • Scientific American's collection is recorded as JSTOR[14].
  • Scientific American's place of publication is recorded as New York City[15].
  • Scientific American's Commons category is recorded as Scientific American[16].
  • Scientific American's language of work or name is recorded as American English[17].
  • Scientific American's language of work or name is recorded as English[18].
  • Scientific American's country of origin is recorded as United States[19].
  • Scientific American comprises Mathematical Games[20].
  • Scientific American comprises The Amateur Scientist[21].
  • August 28, 1845 marks the founding of Scientific American[22].
  • Scientific American began on August 28, 1845[23].
  • Scientific American's has edition or translation is recorded as Spektrum der Wissenschaft[24].
  • Scientific American's has edition or translation is recorded as Investigacion y Ciencia[25].
  • Scientific American's has edition or translation is recorded as Q9396202[26].
  • Scientific American's parent organization or unit is recorded as Springer Nature[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Publisher[28]

  • Began / founded: 1845-08-28[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 653a7b54-be5b-4646-aedd-8fe21a487d5f[30]

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Career and Affiliations

Fields of work include history[3]; natural science[4], a branch of science[31]; anthropology[5], an academic discipline[32]; medicine[6], a field of study[33]; archaeology[7], an academic discipline[34]; and engineering[8], a field of work[35].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Scientific American include 14145 Sciam[36], an asteroid[37].

Why It Matters

Scientific American ranks in the top 0.13% of scientific_journal entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,233 views/month, #3 of 2,364).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

Entities named for it include 14145 Sciam[36], an asteroid[37].

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Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [36] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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