Philosophical Transactions Archive

Complete OCR archive of the world's first scientific journal, published by the Royal Society of London from 1665 to 1869.

8,128
Articles
106,829
Pages
3,924
Authors
204
Years

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Philosophical Transactions (1665-1678)

1665 - 1677 | 919 articles

Philosophical Transactions (1683-1775)

1683 - 1775 | 4,392 articles

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London

1776 - 1869 | 2,817 articles

About This Archive

This archive contains OCR-processed text from the Philosophical Transactions, the oldest continuously published scientific journal in the world. The journal was founded in 1665 by Henry Oldenburg, the first Secretary of the Royal Society.

Notable contributors include Isaac Newton, Robert Hooke, Edmond Halley, Benjamin Franklin, William Herschel, Michael Faraday, and Charles Darwin.

Each article is available for viewing and download in plain text and JSON formats.