First Issue Publication
- When
- Autumn 1869 (exact day 4 November 1869 unverified)
- Where
- London
The first issue of Nature was published in London in the autumn of 1869, edited by Norman Lockyer. The traditionally cited date of 4 November 1869 is not confirmed by the supplied passages.
The journal was founded in the autumn of 1869 and first circulated by Norman Lockyer and Alexander Macmillan. It was established to facilitate the transmission of ideas between scientific disciplines and serve as a public forum for scientific innovations. The legacy record dates the first issue to 4 November 1869 at Burlington House in London, but the supplied passages support only the year and season; neither the exact day nor the building is verified, so the occurrence is recorded at London locality level with an approximate autumn 1869 date.
Sources
- Nature (journal) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-04
- Norman Lockyer Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-23
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