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Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London is one of the oldest English-language scientific journals, published in London since the 17th century. For parts of its early run, it also served as a meteorological record of Britain.

Publication History

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London began publication in 1665, with a slightly different "Philosophical Transactions" title. In 1887 it split into two parts (A and B), one for mathematics, physical sciences, and engineering, and one for biology. These two parts are still published today.

Persistent Archives of Complete Issues

• 1665-1886: The Royal Society has all 177 volumes prior to the A-B split freely readable online.
• 1665-1780: HathiTrust has page images for volumes 1-70.
• 1665-1666, 1757-1758: Project Gutenberg has illustrated transcriptions of volumes 1 and 50.
• 1665-1678: JSTOR has page images for the first 12 volumes.
• 1683-1775: JSTOR has page images for volumes 13-65.
• 1776-1880: JSTOR gives free access to volumes 66-171, but requires subscriptions or other paid access for later volumes.
• 1781: Google Books has volume 71.
• 1782: Google Books has volume 72.
• 1783: Google Books has volume 73.
• 1784: Google Books has volume 74.
• 1785: Google Books has volume 75.
• 1786: Google Books has volume 76.
• 1787: Google Books has volume 77.
• 1788: Google Books has volume 78.
• 1789: Google Books has volume 79.
• 1790: Google Books has volume 80.
• 1791: Google Books has volume 81.
• 1792: Google Books has volume 82.
• 1793: Google Books has volume 83.
• 1794: Google Books has volume 84.
• 1795: Google Books has volume 85.
• 1796: Google Books has volume 86.
• 1797: Google Books has volume 87.
• 1798: Google Books has volume 88.
• 1799: Google Books has volume 89.
• 1800: Google Books has volume 90.
• 1801-1823, 1827-1830, 1834-1839, 1853-1855, 1875-1879: HathiTrust has volumes 91, 93-96, 98-109, 111-113, 117-120, 124-129, 143-145, 165-167, and parts of volumes 169 and 170 scanned from copies at Princeton. Some gaps in this range of coverage are filled with listings below.
• 1802: HathiTrust has volume 92 scanned from a copy from the University of Michigan.
• 1807: HathiTrust has volume 97 scanned from a copy from the University of Michigan.
• 1820: HathiTrust has volume 110 scanned from a copy from the University of Michigan.
• 1824: Gallica has volume 114, part 1. (See JSTOR link above for part 2.)
• 1824: Google Books has volume 114, part 3.
• 1825: Gallica has volume 115.
• 1826: The Internet Archive has volume 116, parts 1 and 2.
• 1826: Google Books has volume 116, parts 1 and 4.
• 1831: Google Books has volume 121.
• 1832: Google Books has volume 122.
• 1833: Google Books has volume 123.
• 1840: Google Books has volume 130.
• 1841: HathiTrust has volume 131 scanned from a copy from the University of Michigan.
• 1842: HathiTrust has volume 132 scanned from a copy from the University of Michigan.
• 1843: HathiTrust has volume 133 scanned from a copy from the University of Michigan.
• 1844: HathiTrust has volume 134 scanned from a copy from the University of Michigan.
• 1845: HathiTrust has volume 135 scanned from a copy from the University of Michigan.
• 1846: Google Books has volume 136 scanned from a copy from the University of Michigan.
• 1847: HathiTrust has volume 137 scanned from a copy from the University of Michigan.
• 1848: HathiTrust has volume 138 scanned from a copy from the University of Michigan.
• 1849: Google Books has volume 139.
• 1850: Google Books has volume 140.
• 1851: Google Books has volume 141.
• 1852: Google Books has volume 142.
• 1856-1858, 1882, 1884: HathiTrust has volumes 146, 147, and parts of volumes 173 and 175 scanned from copies at the University of Virginia.
• 1858: Google Books has volume 148.
• 1859: Google Books has volume 149.
• 1860: Google Books has volume 150.
• 1861: Google Books has volume 151.
• 1862: Google Books has volume 152.
• 1863: Google Books has volume 153.
• 1864: Google Books has volume 154.
• 1865: Google Books has volume 155.
• 1866: Google Books has volume 156.
• 1867: Google Books has volume 157.
• 1868: Google Books has volume 158.
• 1869: Gallica has volume 159, part 1. (See JSTOR link above for later portions.)
• 1870: Gallica has volume 160.
• 1871: Gallica has volume 161, part 1.
• 1872: Gallica has volume 162.
• 1873: Gallica has volume 163.
• 1874: Gallica has volume 164.
• 1875: Google Books has volume 165, part 1.
• 1875: Google Books has volume 165, part 2.
• 1876: Google Books has volume 166, part 1.
• 1876: Google Books has volume 166, part 2.
• 1877: Google Books has volume 167, part 1.
• 1877: The Internet Archive has volume 167, part 1.
• 1877: Google Books has volume 167, part 2.
• 1878: The Internet Archive has volume 168.
• 1878: Google Books has volume 169, part 1.
• 1878: The Internet Archive has volume 169, part 1.
• 1879: Google Books has volume 170, part 2.
• 1879: The Internet Archive has volume 170, part 2.
• 1880: Google Books has volume 171, part 1.
• 1880: The Internet Archive has volume 171, part 1.
• 1880: Google Books has volume 171, part 3.
• 1880: The Internet Archive has volume 171, part 3.
• 1881: HathiTrust has volume 172, part 1.
• 1881: Google Books has volume 172, part 2. Access may be restricted outside the United States.
• 1881: The Internet Archive has volume 172, part 2.
• 1881: Google Books has volume 172, part 3. Access may be restricted outside the United States.
• 1881: The Internet Archive has volume 172, part 3.
• 1882: Google Books has volume 173, part 1. Access may be restricted outside the United States.
• 1882: The Internet Archive has volume 173, part 1.
• 1882: Google Books has volume 173, part 2. Access may be restricted outside the United States.
• 1882: The Internet Archive has volume 173, part 2.
• 1882: HathiTrust has volume 173, part 3.
• 1882: Google Books has volume 173, part 4. Access may be restricted outside the United States.
• 1882: The Internet Archive has volume 173, part 4.
• 1883: Google Books has volume 174, part 1. Access may be restricted outside the United States.
• 1883: The Internet Archive has volume 174, part 1.
• 1883: Google Books has volume 174, part 2. Access may be restricted outside the United States.
• 1883: The Internet Archive has volume 174, part 2.
• 1883: Google Books has volume 174, part 3. Access may be restricted outside the United States.
• 1883: The Internet Archive has volume 174, part 3.
• 1884: Google Books has volume 175, part 1. Access may be restricted outside the United States.
• 1884: Google Books has volume 175, part 2. Access may be restricted outside the United States.
• 1884: The Internet Archive has volume 175, part 2.
• 1885: Google Books has volume 176. Access may be restricted outside the United States.
• 1885: The Internet Archive has volume 176, part 1.
• 1886: Google Books has volume 177, part 1. Access may be restricted outside the United States.
• 1886: Google Books has volume 177, part 2. Access may be restricted outside the United States. For volumes after this point, see "Series A" and "Series B" below.

Official Site / Current Material

• The official Royal Society Publications Web site includes tables of contents and other information on the current Philosophical Transactions.

Related Resources

• After 1887, see Series A for mathematics, physical sciences, and engineering.
• After 1887, see Series B for biological sciences.
• The Royal Society's Proceedings are also represented online.

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