List of eighteenth century journals
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This list of 18th-century journals covers published academic journal
s from a variety of fields, that were current and printed between 1700 and 1799. It also includes journals that, although initially published before 1700, were current and in print during that century as well. Note that a number of personal books and publications were also titled as "journals"; unless notable, these have been excluded.
Academic journal
An academic journal is a peer-reviewed periodical in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as forums for the introduction and presentation for scrutiny of new research, and the critique of existing research...
s from a variety of fields, that were current and printed between 1700 and 1799. It also includes journals that, although initially published before 1700, were current and in print during that century as well. Note that a number of personal books and publications were also titled as "journals"; unless notable, these have been excluded.
Natural sciences
| Name | Subject area and type |
Date (from) |
Date (to) |
Founded/printed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Journal für die Botanik ["Journal of Botany Botany Botany, plant science, or plant biology is a branch of biology that involves the scientific study of plant life. Traditionally, botany also included the study of fungi, algae and viruses... "] |
Botany Botany Botany, plant science, or plant biology is a branch of biology that involves the scientific study of plant life. Traditionally, botany also included the study of fungi, algae and viruses... (Germany) |
1799 | |||
| Allgemeines Journal der Chemie ["German Journal of Chemistry"] | Chemistry Chemistry Chemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds.... (Germany) |
1798 | Aleksandr Ivanovich Sherer, Leipzig Leipzig Leipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing... |
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| The Chemical News and Journal of Physical Science (including the Chemical Gazette) | Practical Chemistry Chemistry Chemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds.... |
1773 | William Crookes William Crookes Sir William Crookes, OM, FRS was a British chemist and physicist who attended the Royal College of Chemistry, London, and worked on spectroscopy... FRS |
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| The London Medical Journal: By a Society of Physicians | Medicine Medicine Medicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness.... (UK) |
1781 | Society of Physicians in London, "Printed by W[illiam]. Richardson and sold by J. Murray, no 32, Fleet-street" | "Original from Oxford University" | |
| Parisian Chirurgical Surgery Surgery is an ancient medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition such as disease or injury, or to help improve bodily function or appearance.An act of performing surgery may be called a surgical... ] Journal |
Medicine Medicine Medicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness.... (France) |
1794 | Pierre-Joseph Desault | "Original from Oxford University" | |
| A Journal of Natural Philosophy, Chemistry and the Arts | William Nicholson William Nicholson (chemist) William Nicholson was a renowned English chemist and writer on "natural philosophy" and chemistry, as well as a translator, journalist, publisher, scientist, and inventor.-Early life:... |
1797 | For G. G. and J. Robinson [etc.] |
Philosophy, logic, and mathematics
| Name | Subject area and type |
Date (from) |
Date (to) |
Founded/printed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society is a scientific journal published by the Royal Society of London. It was established in 1665, making it the first journal in the world exclusively devoted to science, and it has remained in continuous publication ever since, making it the world's... |
Philosophy Philosophy Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational... |
The Royal Society | One of the first two peer review Peer review Peer review is a process of self-regulation by a profession or a process of evaluation involving qualified individuals within the relevant field. Peer review methods are employed to maintain standards, improve performance and provide credibility... ed journals. |
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Literature
| Name | Subject area and type |
Date (from) |
Date (to) |
Founded/printed by | Notes |
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| The Monthly Review or Literary Journal | 1774 | "By Several Hands" | Oxford University? | ||
| A Literary journal [edited by J.P. Droz] | 1746 |
Religious and spiritual
| Name | Subject area and type |
Date (from) |
Date (to) |
Founded/printed by | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The journal of a two months tour; with a view of promoting religion among the frontier inhabitants of Pennsylvania, and of introducing Christianity among the Indians to the westward of the Alegh-geny mountains. | Christianity Christianity Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings... (evangelism Evangelism Evangelism refers to the practice of relaying information about a particular set of beliefs to others who do not hold those beliefs. The term is often used in reference to Christianity.... ) |
1768 | By ?Charles Beatty, printed in London, for W. Davenhill [etc.] | |||
| Journal of the Meetings and Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Pennsylvania | Christianity (USA) | Georgia]] | 1798 | |||
| Journal of proceedings, Maryland (Colony) Council | [[Maryland]] | 1756 | ||||
| Journal of the [[Indian Roads Congress]] | Public inquiry (India) | 1792 | M.K. Chatterjee, for the Indian Roads Congress |
Historical incidents
| Name | Author | Date (from) |
Date (to) |
Founded/printed by | Notes |
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| Brief Journal of the Taking of [[Cape Breton Island | By Sydney Parkinson | Journal of captain Cooks first voyage, pub. 1773 | |||
| A Description of East-Florida with a Journal, Kept by John Bartram | Travel (Florida Florida Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it... ) |
1769 | sold by W. Nicoll; and T. Jefferies | By William Stork. First edition (London, 1766) published under title: An account of East-Florida | |
| A Journal of Eight Days Journey from Portsmouth to Kingston Upon Thames | Travel (UK) | 1756 | By Jonas Hanway, printed by H. Woodfall | ||
| The History of a Voyage to the Malouine (or Falkland) Islands ... With An Account of the Patagonia Patagonia Patagonia is a region located in Argentina and Chile, integrating the southernmost section of the Andes mountains to the southwest towards the Pacific ocean and from the east of the cordillera to the valleys it follows south through Colorado River towards Carmen de Patagones in the Atlantic Ocean... ns. |
Travel (Falkland Islands Falkland Islands The Falkland Islands are an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean, located about from the coast of mainland South America. The archipelago consists of East Falkland, West Falkland and 776 lesser islands. The capital, Stanley, is on East Falkland... ) |
1763 | Originally published by Don Pernety in French. Translated and printed for T. Jeffreys, London. | "Malouine" is similar to the Argentine Argentina Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires... name "Islas Malvinas" |
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| Journal d'un voyage à la Louisiane, fait en 1720 ["Journal of a voyage to Louisiana Louisiana Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties... made in 1720"] |
Travel (France) | 1768 | By Vallette Laudun, also states "By M***, Captain of the King's vessel" | ||
| An account of Corsica Corsica Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is located west of Italy, southeast of the French mainland, and north of the island of Sardinia.... , the journal of a tour to that island; and memoirs of Pascal Paoli |
James Boswell James Boswell James Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck was a lawyer, diarist, and author born in Edinburgh, Scotland; he is best known for the biography he wrote of one of his contemporaries, the English literary figure Samuel Johnson.... |
1768 | Printed by R. and A. Foulis for E. and C. Dilly | ||
| The Journal of a Voyage to Lisbon | Travel | 1755 | By Henry Fielding Henry Fielding Henry Fielding was an English novelist and dramatist known for his rich earthy humour and satirical prowess, and as the author of the novel Tom Jones.... , re Viscount Henry St. John Bolingbroke, printed for A. Millar. |
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| Histoire et description generale de la Nouvelle France avec le Journal historique d'un voyage fait par ordre du roi dans l'Amérique Septentrionnale. ["Visit to New France New France New France was the area colonized by France in North America during a period beginning with the exploration of the Saint Lawrence River by Jacques Cartier in 1534 and ending with the cession of New France to Spain and Great Britain in 1763... - ie, the Eastern half of North America - by order of the King"] |
1744 | ?by Pierre-François-Xavier de Charlevoix; Jacques Nicolas Bellin | |||
| Journal of a Voyage to New South Wales | 1790 | By John White John White (surgeon) John White was an English surgeon and botanical collector.White was born in Sussex and entered the Royal Navy on 26 June 1778 as third surgeon's mate. He was promoted surgeon in 1780, and was the principal surgeon during the voyage of the First Fleet to Australia... , printed for J. Debrett |
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| Journal of Captain Cook's Last Voyage to the Pacific Ocean | 1781 | ||||
| Journal of a Voyage from London to Savannah in Georgia | Travel | 1738 | Author: George Whitefield, publisher: J Hutton | ||
General
| Name | Author | Date (from) |
Date (to) |
Founded/printed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Journal of the Captivity and Sufferings of John Foss: Several Years a Prisoner at Algiers | John Foss | 1798 | |||
| Journal of William Maclay, United States Senator from Pennsylvania, 1789–1791 | William Maclay William Maclay William Maclay was a politician from Pennsylvania during the eighteenth century.-Biography:Maclay pursued classical studies, and then served as a lieutenant in an expedition to Fort Duquesne in 1758. He went on to serve in other expeditions in the French and Indian Wars. He studied law and was... |
1789 | 1791 | "Senate sessions were closed to the public until 1795, his is one of the few accounts of Senate floor activity in the early Congresses." | |
| A Genuine and True Journal of the Most Miraculous Escape of the Young Chevalier | John Burton | 1749 | Relates to Jacobite Rebellion | ||
| A Journal of the Life, Travels, and Labours in the Work of the Ministry of John Griffith | John Griffith John Griffith John Griffith may refer to:* John Griffith MP for Carnarvon 1604* John Griffith * John Griffith junior MP for Carnarvonshire 1640* John Griffith , Welsh MP for Caernarvonshire... |
1779 | Printed and sold by James Phillips, Lombard Street, London | New York public library, foreword by Joseph Docwra | |
| A Journal During a Residence in France, from the Beginning of August, to the Middle of December 1792, to which is added an account of the most remarkable things that happened at Paris from that time to the death of the late King of France. | John Moore John Moore (Scottish physician) John Moore was a Scottish physician and writer.He was born at Stirling, the son of a clergyman. After taking his medical degree at Glasgow, he served with the army in Flanders during the Seven Years' War, then proceeded to London to continue his studies, and eventually to Paris, where he was... M.D. |
1793 | G.G. and J. Robinson, Paternoster Row, London | ||
| A collection of the works of William Penn To which is prefixed a journal of his life, with many original letters and papers not before published | William Penn William Penn William Penn was an English real estate entrepreneur, philosopher, and founder of the Province of Pennsylvania, the English North American colony and the future Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He was an early champion of democracy and religious freedom, notable for his good relations and successful... |
1726 | J. Sowle, London | ||
| Journals of Christopher French | 1756 | 1778 | Military journal | ||
| A journal of the life of Thomas Story containing an account of his remarkable convincement of and embracing the principles of truth as held by the people called Quakers and also of his travels and labours in the service of the gospel Gospel A gospel is an account, often written, that describes the life of Jesus of Nazareth. In a more general sense the term "gospel" may refer to the good news message of the New Testament. It is primarily used in reference to the four canonical gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John... , with many other occurrences and observations. |
Thomas Story Thomas Story Thomas Story was an English Quaker convert and friend of William Penn, whose writings were very influential to Quakers. In 1698, he visited colonial America, lectured to Quakers there, and held positions in the Pennsylvania colony.-Early life:... |
1747 | An influential British Quaker. Printed as part of his legacy, by his estate. Printer: I. Thompson | ||
| A Two Years Journal in New-York: And Part of Its Territories in America | Charles Wolley | 1701 | "Printed for John Wyat at the Rose in St. Paul's Churchyard and Eben Tracy, at the Three Bibles on London Bridge London Bridge London Bridge is a bridge over the River Thames, connecting the City of London and Southwark, in central London. Situated between Cannon Street Railway Bridge and Tower Bridge, it forms the western end of the Pool of London... " |
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| Journal of Washington Irving | Washington Irving Washington Irving Washington Irving was an American author, essayist, biographer and historian of the early 19th century. He was best known for his short stories "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle", both of which appear in his book The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. His historical works... |
1737 | |||
| A Journal of Occurrences at the Temple, During the Confinement of Louis XVI | M. Clery (King's valet) | 1798 | Translated by R.C.Dallas, London and printed by Baylis of Greville Street | New York public library | |
| Secret Journal of a Self-observer | Johann Caspar Lavater | 1770 1795 |
Christianity | ||
| The Life of Samuel Johnson Samuel Johnson Samuel Johnson , often referred to as Dr. Johnson, was an English author who made lasting contributions to English literature as a poet, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer... , LL. D. |
James Boswell James Boswell James Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck was a lawyer, diarist, and author born in Edinburgh, Scotland; he is best known for the biography he wrote of one of his contemporaries, the English literary figure Samuel Johnson.... |
1786 | G. Bell and sons | ||
| (Select Letters Taken from) Fog's Weekly Journal | Charles Molloy | 1732 | "Printed and sold by the booksellers of London and Westminster" |
Other/unsorted journals
| Name | Subject area and type |
Date (from) |
Date (to) |
Founded/printed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Endeavour Journal of Sir Joseph Banks Joseph Banks Sir Joseph Banks, 1st Baronet, GCB, PRS was an English naturalist, botanist and patron of the natural sciences. He took part in Captain James Cook's first great voyage . Banks is credited with the introduction to the Western world of eucalyptus, acacia, mimosa and the genus named after him,... , 1768–1771 |
Travel | 1768 | 1771 | Manuscript held at the State Library of NSW. | |
| Portion of an incomplete journal | unknown | 1788 | By Thomas Edgar | ||
| Journal historique et littéraire | Humanities (?France) | 1789 | Printed in Maastricht Maastricht Maastricht is situated on both sides of the Meuse river in the south-eastern part of the Netherlands, on the Belgian border and near the German border... and Liege by F. Cavelier [etc.] |
Harvard college library | |
| Journal encyclopédique par une societé de gens de lettres ["Encyclopedic Journal of a Society of Lettered Persons"] | unknown | 1756 | Harvard University Library | ||
| Discovery: The Popular Journal of Knowledge | unknown | 1763 | Author: Frances Chamberlaine Sheridan | ||
| The Political Magazine and Parliamentary, Naval, Military, and Literary Journal | 1780 | ||||
| Journal des Sçavans Journal des sçavans The Journal des sçavans , founded by Denis de Sallo, was the earliest academic journal published in Europe, that from the beginning also carried a proportion of material that would not now be considered scientific, such as obituaries of famous men, church history, and legal reports... (or "Journal de Savants" - roughly, "Journal of the Learned") |
type unknown, (France) | One of the first two peer review Peer review Peer review is a process of self-regulation by a profession or a process of evaluation involving qualified individuals within the relevant field. Peer review methods are employed to maintain standards, improve performance and provide credibility... ed journals. May also have been called "Journal de Savants" "Savant" (Old French Old French Old French was the Romance dialect continuum spoken in territories that span roughly the northern half of modern France and parts of modern Belgium and Switzerland from the 9th century to the 14th century... ): a learned person, or one who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field. "Sçavans" seems to be an archaic spelling of that word. |
See also
- Academic journals
- Lists of academic journals
- List of 18th-century British periodicals
- List of early-modern journals
External links
- Index of journals: Worldcat.org
- Index of journals: Google.com
- onlinebooks at upenn.edu - "United States – Description and travel – Early works to 1800"
Literature
- Kronick. History of Scientific and Technical Periodicals. — c. 500 journals, categorized with brief descriptions.