Description
Book SynopsisThe scientific and technical periodicals of the 17th and 18th centuries are a primary source for the study of one of the most interesting periods in our intellectual history. The author has collected and collated titles and information regarding them from a large number of sources to construct an alphabetical list of 1,851 periodicals, including those issued by the scientific and learned societies of this period in all the countries of Europe and America, from 1665, when Philosophical Transactions made its first appearance, to the end of the eighteenth century.
Trade ReviewWith this guide in hand, intellectual prospectors will be able to begin their searches. * Wilson Library Bulletin *
...an essential tool for historians of both science and technology and periodical publishing. * Library Association Record *
...an important reference source... * AB Bookman's Weekly *
... a valuable research tool with this comprehensive bibliographical listing of all scientific and technical periodicals published in Europe between 1665 and 1800...a personal name index and subject and institutional indexes make the volume an essential reference tool for scholars of the early modern period. * Isis *
...as a bibliography...it is a model of clarity and represents several incremental improvements to the existing bibliographical literature. For one, it is the first bibliography of its topic to take into account a major bibliographic database [OCLC]... * Technology and Culture *
...fills a long-standing gap in science bibliography that will satisfy a wide variety of research needs. * Journal of the Medical Library Association *
