Science Magazine

[Beloit Fencer of Old]

I've rediscovered something I bought at a yard sale when I was a young kid: Science Magazine "The Popular Science Monthly." Get this. Volume 1, No. 1, through Volume 2, No. 37. Starting Friday, January 4, 1895. It's a kick to read through this. It includes a section on "New Books," including Progress in Flying Machines and Lectures on Darwinian Theory. FASCINATING!

Anyway, I guess I had better find a proper archive to donate this treasure (unless you tell me that everyone has this kicking around their house...). Any ideas?

[JEC]

This is a link to the American magazine called Science

http://www.sciencemag.org/archive/

I was lucky that I was a co-author of an article published in 1988. The journal began being published in July of 1880, which seems prior to your magazines.

[Beloit Fencer of Old]

Wow...why would it say Vol 1 issue 1? But the numbers speak for themselves. I guess that would explain why it says "The Popular Science Monthly" on the "1st issue." Seems like that would be kind of presumptuous if it had NEVER been published before...

[Beloit Fencer of Old]

I went to the archives. "Vol 1" begins in 1895...but there are issues before that. Viewing the archives requires a membership I don't possess.

[academe]

IIt includes a section on "New Books," including Progress in Flying Machines and Lectures on Darwinian Theory. FASCINATING!

I'd love to get a copy of the Darwinian Theory article. It would be interesting to contrast that with the current pseudoscience arguments presented by ID and other scientific creationists. I could use this in a summer workshop I run on Evolution.

[mrbiggs]

That's awesome.


My sophmore year of high school, my chemistry teacher brought in a chemistry book from the late nineteenth century. It was funny to read, but at the same time incredible to see how far we've come in such a little time.

For example, it discussed a crazy new theory of "atoms" that was becoming popular. It said that oxygen weighed eight times hydrogen. (Because back then they thought that water was equal parts of both).

[Beloit Fencer of Old]

I'd love to get a copy of the Darwinian Theory article. It would be interesting to contrast that with the current pseudoscience arguments presented by ID and other scientific creationists. I could use this in a summer workshop I run on Evolution.

The Darwinian Theory thing is just a listing of a "New Book," it's not an article (which I would happily scan for you). I may peruse to see if there is anything else regarding evolution. Mind you, it won't be thorough...there are thousands of pages here..

[Nicksmom]

I've rediscovered something I bought at a yard sale when I was a young kid: Science Magazine "The Popular Science Monthly." Get this. Volume 1, No. 1, through Volume 2, No. 37. Starting Friday, January 4, 1895. It's a kick to read through this. It includes a section on "New Books," including Progress in Flying Machines and Lectures on Darwinian Theory. FASCINATING!

Anyway, I guess I had better find a proper archive to donate this treasure (unless you tell me that everyone has this kicking around their house...). Any ideas?

Check with the American Antiquarian Society in Worcester Mass. I am sure they would love to have it. They have a web site, I'll get it for you when I get home. I have toured the place..AWSOME. Ken Burns from the PBS documentry does a lot of his research there.

[Beloit Fencer of Old]

Check with the American Antiquarian Society in Worcester Mass. I am sure they would love to have it. They have a web site, I'll get it for you when I get home. I have toured the place..AWSOME. Ken Burns from the PBS documentry does a lot of his research there.

Wow...cool!

[Rabid Monk]

It would be interesting to host those online.
Lots of scanning, unfortunately, but once done the entire set would be online for people to enjoy without having to handle the originals.

There's gotta be somewhere on the internet that would do such a thing. And probably track down other copies.
But I can't find it.

[Beloit Fencer of Old]

It would be interesting to host those online.
Lots of scanning, unfortunately, but once done the entire set would be online for people to enjoy without having to handle the originals.

There's gotta be somewhere on the internet that would do such a thing. And probably track down other copies.
But I can't find it.

JEC already posted a link to where the historical copies can be found. Unfortnately, one must have a membership to view them...

[Rabid Monk]

That was to "Science".

My understanding is that you're talking about "Popular Science", a different magazine.

[keith]

That was to "Science".

My understanding is that you're talking about "Popular Science", a different magazine.

So for Science.

4 January 1895
Vol 1, Issue 1, Pages 1-28

table of contents;

To Our Readers: S. NEWCOMB..................1
Scriptoribus et Lectoribus, Salutem. D. C. GILMAN, 2
The Character and Aimns of Scientific Investigation:
DANIEL G. BRINTON......................... 3
America's Relation to the Advance of Science: G.
BROWN GOODE............................... 4
Legal Units of Electric Measure: T. C. MENDENH
A L L .......................................9
The Humanities: J. W. POWELL ...............15
Zoological Nomenclature: C. HART MERRIAM.... 18
The Need of a Change of Base in the Study of North
American Orthoptera: SAMUEL H. SCUDDER... 19
Scientific Literature: -...................... 20
Ziwet's Mechanics: R. S. W. Osborn's From
the Greeks to Darwin: A. S. PACKARD.
Bateson's Materials for the Study of Variation:
H. W. CONN. Ethnological Jurisprudence: D.
G. B. Botanical: N. L. B.
Notes: .................................26
The Scientific Societies; Physics; Anthropology;
Educational,, Forthcoming Books.
Societies and Academies......................28
Scentific Journals ..........................28
New Books ................................28

Unlike JEC I have never published in Science, but I did just have a paper rejected from nature - so smile at the drive thru

[Beloit Fencer of Old]

That was to "Science".

My understanding is that you're talking about "Popular Science", a different magazine.

No...the one I have is "Science." On the front page it says "The Popular..." as a descriptive statement about itself. I doubt Popular Science is this old...but I don't know...

[Beloit Fencer of Old]

So for Science.

4 January 1895
Vol 1, Issue 1, Pages 1-28

table of contents;

TO OUR READERS
S. NEWCOMB
Science 4 January 1895: 1-2.

***snip***

AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS
RALPH W. POPE
Science 4 January 1895: 28.
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SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS
Science 4 January 1895: 28.
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Unlike JEC I have never published in Science, but I did just have a paper rejected from nature - so smile at the drive thru

Yes, this is what I have. I just heard back from my alma mater...their archive doesn't have room to preserve the magazines...I will have to look into AAS as recommended by Nicksmom.

[JEC]

Yes, this is what I have. I just heard back from my alma mater...their archive doesn't have room to preserve the magazines...I will have to look into AAS as recommended by Nicksmom.

You might want to contact scientific societies. Some of them are becoming more interested about their "pre-history". My society, the American Epilepsy Society was founded in 1946, but there were prior gatherings of professionals working on this field since the beginning of 1900s. The Institute of Medicine and the National Science Foundation might be also be interested.

At my institution, I was able to login at the website that I posted. It seems that you have the 2nd series of the magazine, which started in 1895.

1890-1899
1899 - Volumes 9 - 10, Issues 210 - 261
1898 - Volumes 7 - 8, Issues 158 - 209
1897 - Volumes 5 - 6, Issues 105 - 157
1896 - Volumes 3 - 4, Issues 53 - 104
1895 - Volumes 1 - 2, Issues 1 - 52
1894 - Volume ns-23, Issues 570 - 581
1893 - Volumes ns-21 - ns-22, Issues 518 - 569
1892 - Volumes ns-19 - ns-20, Issues 465 - 517
1891 - Volumes ns-17 - ns-18, Issues 413 - 464
1890 - Volumes ns-15 - ns-16, Issues 361 - 412

1880-1889
1889 - Volumes ns-13 - ns-14, Issues 309 - 360
1888 - Volumes ns-11 - ns-12, Issues 257 - 308
1887 - Volumes ns-9 - ns-10, Issues 205 - 256
1886 - Volumes ns-7 - ns-8, Issues 152 - 204
1885 - Volumes ns-5 - ns-6, Issues 100 - 151
1884 - Volumes ns-3 - ns-4, Issues 48 - 99
1883 - Volumes ns-1 - ns-2, Issues 1 - 47
1881 - Volume os-2, Issues 29 - 80
1880 - Volume os-1, Issues 1 - 28


The table of contents of the 1895 vol 1 No 1 reads as posted by Keith.

[JEC]

I'd love to get a copy of the Darwinian Theory article. It would be interesting to contrast that with the current pseudoscience arguments presented by ID and other scientific creationists. I could use this in a summer workshop I run on Evolution.

http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/reprint/1/1/21.pdf

My institution does not have access to that article. It costs you $10. I used to be AAAS member, but not any longer.