Knowledge (magazine)

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Knowledge
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Categories Science
Publisher
Founder Richard A. Proctor
Founded1881
Final issue1918
Country United Kingdom
Language English language
OCLC 173328045

Knowledge: An Illustrated Magazine of Science was a British popular science magazine published from 1881 to 1918. Founded by astronomer Richard A. Proctor, the magazine started as a weekly periodical, becoming monthly in 1885. The magazine was known for its extensive correspondence columns. [1] Proctor himself, the first editor, was a significant contributor, and many of his discoveries or theoretical deductions first appeared in the magazine. [2] Proctor was sometimes assisted in editorial duties by Edward Clodd. After Proctor's death in 1888, Arthur Cowper Ranyard took over editorship, then Harry Forbes Witherby after Ranyard's death. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Mussel, James (2009). "Knowledge (1881–1918)". In Brake, Laurel; Demoor, Marysa (eds.). Dictionary of Nineteenth-century Journalism in Great Britain and Ireland. Academia Press. pp. 335–336. ISBN   978-90-382-1340-8.
  2. Index to the Periodical Literature of the World. The Review of Reviews. 1892. p. 20.