"Significant characteristics of modern scientific journals, including their role in the certification and registration of scientific knowledge, emerged only tow

The nineteenth century witnessed a dramatic shift in the display and dissemination of natural knowledge across Britain and America, from private collections of

Essays examining the ways in which the Victorian periodical press presented the scientific developments of the time to general and specialized audiences. Ninete

Magazines and periodicals played a far greater role than books in influencing the Victorians' understanding of the new discoveries and theories in science, tech

Not since the printing press has a media object been as celebrated for its role in the advancement of knowledge as the scientific journal. From open communicati