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First Issue Publication

When
5 January 1665
Where
Unresolved
Part of
Founding of the Journal des sçavans

The first issue of the Journal des sçavans was published as a twelve-page quarto pamphlet on 5 January 1665.

The inaugural issue appeared as a twelve-page quarto pamphlet on Monday, 5 January 1665. This event predates the first appearance of the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, which occurred on 6 March 1665.

Sources

  1. Journal des sçavans Wikipedia, revision of 2025-12-21

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