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June 21, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Consider guest editing a theme issue on a topic of your choice! We are looking for proposals in all areas of biology: buff.ly/gkVdvKU | #PhilTransB #PhilosophicalTransactions
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June 20, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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To mark 360 years of #PhilosophicalTransactions, we're highlighting 20 landmark papers from the journal. Elsie Widdowson was made a Companion of Honour in 1993 for her work on the national diet during WWII. Her 1991 article publishes the conclusions of a lifetime’s research: buff.ly/WvTlPT9
June 8, 2025 at 10:01 AM
To mark 360 years of #PhilosophicalTransactions, we're highlighting 20 landmark papers from the journal. Elsie Widdowson was made a Companion of Honour in 1993 for her work on the national diet during WWII. Her 1991 article publishes the conclusions of a lifetime’s research: buff.ly/WvTlPT9
To mark 360 years of #PhilosophicalTransactions, we're highlighting 20 landmark papers from the journal. This 1986 paper, also known as ‘The mind of a worm’, revealed for the first time the complete set of synaptic connections in the nervous system of an animal: buff.ly/c13KnTA
June 7, 2025 at 12:02 PM
To mark 360 years of #PhilosophicalTransactions, we're highlighting 20 landmark papers from the journal. This 1986 paper, also known as ‘The mind of a worm’, revealed for the first time the complete set of synaptic connections in the nervous system of an animal: buff.ly/c13KnTA
To mark 360 years of #PhilosophicalTransactions, we're highlighting 20 landmark papers from the journal. Richard Anthony Crowther's 1971 article described the first objective computational approach to determine the three-dimensional structure of a spherical virus particle from images buff.ly/BJMmzvb
June 6, 2025 at 9:02 AM
To mark 360 years of #PhilosophicalTransactions, we're highlighting 20 landmark papers from the journal. Richard Anthony Crowther's 1971 article described the first objective computational approach to determine the three-dimensional structure of a spherical virus particle from images buff.ly/BJMmzvb
To mark 360 years of #PhilosophicalTransactions, we're highlighting 20 landmark papers from the journal. Among them is Alan Turing’s 1952 paper on morphogenesis, revealing how chemical reactions and diffusion create patterns, shaping biology, chemistry, and beyond: buff.ly/L87Zkim
June 5, 2025 at 8:02 AM
To mark 360 years of #PhilosophicalTransactions, we're highlighting 20 landmark papers from the journal. Among them is Alan Turing’s 1952 paper on morphogenesis, revealing how chemical reactions and diffusion create patterns, shaping biology, chemistry, and beyond: buff.ly/L87Zkim
To mark 360 years of #PhilosophicalTransactions, we're highlighting 20 landmark papers from the journal. Kathleen Lonsdale’s 1947 paper used divergent beam photography to measure diamond’s carbon–carbon bond lengths with unprecedented precision that remains unsurpassed: buff.ly/HvI5zpk
June 4, 2025 at 10:02 AM
To mark 360 years of #PhilosophicalTransactions, we're highlighting 20 landmark papers from the journal. Kathleen Lonsdale’s 1947 paper used divergent beam photography to measure diamond’s carbon–carbon bond lengths with unprecedented precision that remains unsurpassed: buff.ly/HvI5zpk
To mark 360 years of #PhilosophicalTransactions, we're highlighting 20 landmark papers from the journal. William Henry Lang’s 1937 paper revealed a diversity of small fossil organisms of great simplicity that shed light on the nature of the earliest known land plants: buff.ly/59FlASq
June 3, 2025 at 12:03 PM
To mark 360 years of #PhilosophicalTransactions, we're highlighting 20 landmark papers from the journal. William Henry Lang’s 1937 paper revealed a diversity of small fossil organisms of great simplicity that shed light on the nature of the earliest known land plants: buff.ly/59FlASq
To mark 360 years of #PhilosophicalTransactions, we're highlighting 20 landmark papers from the journal. Sidnie Manton’s 1928 paper represents one of the most significant works of descriptive arthropod embryology to be published in the twentieth century: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
June 2, 2025 at 8:02 AM
To mark 360 years of #PhilosophicalTransactions, we're highlighting 20 landmark papers from the journal. Sidnie Manton’s 1928 paper represents one of the most significant works of descriptive arthropod embryology to be published in the twentieth century: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
To mark 360 years of #PhilosophicalTransactions, we're highlighting 20 landmark papers from the journal. Among them is James Clerk Maxwell’s 1865 paper on electromagnetic fields, a pivotal link between Newtonian mechanics and the field theories that underpin modern physics: buff.ly/73F0kOe
June 1, 2025 at 9:01 AM
To mark 360 years of #PhilosophicalTransactions, we're highlighting 20 landmark papers from the journal. Among them is James Clerk Maxwell’s 1865 paper on electromagnetic fields, a pivotal link between Newtonian mechanics and the field theories that underpin modern physics: buff.ly/73F0kOe
To mark 360 years of #PhilosophicalTransactions, we're spotlighting 20 landmark papers from the journal. James Joule’s work on the mechanical equivalent of heat played a major role in establishing first law of thermodynamics as a universal, all-pervasive principle of physics: buff.ly/RDmcCMX
May 31, 2025 at 9:01 AM
To mark 360 years of #PhilosophicalTransactions, we're spotlighting 20 landmark papers from the journal. James Joule’s work on the mechanical equivalent of heat played a major role in establishing first law of thermodynamics as a universal, all-pervasive principle of physics: buff.ly/RDmcCMX
To mark 360 years of #PhilosophicalTransactions, we're highlighting 20 landmark papers from the journal. Among them is Davies Gilbert’s 1826 work on suspension bridge design, which helped shape Telford’s record-breaking Menai Bridge. A triumph of 19th-century engineering: buff.ly/u1stczY
May 30, 2025 at 5:03 PM
To mark 360 years of #PhilosophicalTransactions, we're highlighting 20 landmark papers from the journal. Among them is Davies Gilbert’s 1826 work on suspension bridge design, which helped shape Telford’s record-breaking Menai Bridge. A triumph of 19th-century engineering: buff.ly/u1stczY
To mark 360 years of #PhilosophicalTransactions, we're highlighting 20 landmark papers from the journal. Among them is Michael Faraday’s 1832 work on electromagnetic induction which paved the way for electric motors, dynamos, and James Clerk Maxwell’s electromagnetism: buff.ly/pBdQrjy
May 29, 2025 at 6:03 PM
To mark 360 years of #PhilosophicalTransactions, we're highlighting 20 landmark papers from the journal. Among them is Michael Faraday’s 1832 work on electromagnetic induction which paved the way for electric motors, dynamos, and James Clerk Maxwell’s electromagnetism: buff.ly/pBdQrjy
We're celebrating 360 years since the first issue of the #PhilosophicalTransactions. This pioneering publication introduced concepts like peer review and scientific priority, laying the foundation for modern scientific communication. Watch the video for more:
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May 29, 2025 at 11:01 AM
We're celebrating 360 years since the first issue of the #PhilosophicalTransactions. This pioneering publication introduced concepts like peer review and scientific priority, laying the foundation for modern scientific communication. Watch the video for more:
To mark 360 years of #PhilosophicalTransactions, we're highlighting 20 landmark papers from the journal. Among them is Humphry Davy’s pioneering work on the safety lamp, designed to prevent deadly methane explosions in coal mines. A breakthrough in industrial safety buff.ly/3GZ8ZSK
May 28, 2025 at 1:03 PM
To mark 360 years of #PhilosophicalTransactions, we're highlighting 20 landmark papers from the journal. Among them is Humphry Davy’s pioneering work on the safety lamp, designed to prevent deadly methane explosions in coal mines. A breakthrough in industrial safety buff.ly/3GZ8ZSK
To mark the 360th anniversary of #PhilosophicalTransactions, we're spotlighting 20 landmark papers from the journal. Thomas Young's Bakerian Lecture provided the best account up to that time of the eye's optical system, including refraction by the cornea and the surfaces of the lens buff.ly/IIkRlh5
May 27, 2025 at 3:04 PM
To mark the 360th anniversary of #PhilosophicalTransactions, we're spotlighting 20 landmark papers from the journal. Thomas Young's Bakerian Lecture provided the best account up to that time of the eye's optical system, including refraction by the cornea and the surfaces of the lens buff.ly/IIkRlh5
We're celebrating 360 years since the first issue of the #PhilosophicalTransactions. This pioneering publication introduced concepts like peer review and scientific priority, laying the foundation for modern scientific communication. Watch the video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uycq...
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May 27, 2025 at 8:07 AM
We're celebrating 360 years since the first issue of the #PhilosophicalTransactions. This pioneering publication introduced concepts like peer review and scientific priority, laying the foundation for modern scientific communication. Watch the video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uycq...
To mark the 360th anniversary of #PhilosophicalTransactions, we're spotlighting 20 landmark papers from the journal. Caroline Herschel's 1787 paper 'An Account of a New Comet' was the first scientific work by a woman to be fully credited in any scientific journal throughout the world buff.ly/RRsaLZ2
May 26, 2025 at 3:03 PM
To mark the 360th anniversary of #PhilosophicalTransactions, we're spotlighting 20 landmark papers from the journal. Caroline Herschel's 1787 paper 'An Account of a New Comet' was the first scientific work by a woman to be fully credited in any scientific journal throughout the world buff.ly/RRsaLZ2
To mark the 360th anniversary of #PhilosophicalTransactions, we're spotlighting 20 landmark papers from the journal. Joseph Priestley's 1772 paper, "Observations on Different Kinds of Air," was pivotal in shaping our understanding of gases. Read it here: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
May 25, 2025 at 11:01 AM
To mark the 360th anniversary of #PhilosophicalTransactions, we're spotlighting 20 landmark papers from the journal. Joseph Priestley's 1772 paper, "Observations on Different Kinds of Air," was pivotal in shaping our understanding of gases. Read it here: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
To mark the 360th anniversary of #PhilosophicalTransactions, we're spotlighting 20 landmark papers from the journal. Edward Stone's 1763 paper on willow bark laid the groundwork for aspirin and NSAIDs, revolutionising the treatment of pain and fever: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
May 24, 2025 at 12:01 PM
To mark the 360th anniversary of #PhilosophicalTransactions, we're spotlighting 20 landmark papers from the journal. Edward Stone's 1763 paper on willow bark laid the groundwork for aspirin and NSAIDs, revolutionising the treatment of pain and fever: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
To mark the 360th anniversary of #PhilosophicalTransactions, we're spotlighting 20 landmark papers from the journal. Hans Sloane's 1736 report played a leading role in establishing the efficacy and relative safety of inoculation against smallpox: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
May 23, 2025 at 5:03 PM
To mark the 360th anniversary of #PhilosophicalTransactions, we're spotlighting 20 landmark papers from the journal. Hans Sloane's 1736 report played a leading role in establishing the efficacy and relative safety of inoculation against smallpox: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
To mark the 360th anniversary of #PhilosophicalTransactions, we're spotlighting 20 landmark papers from the journal. Among them is Antoni van Leeuwenhoek's 1677 letter, offering the first detailed descriptions of protists and bacteria: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
May 22, 2025 at 2:15 PM
To mark the 360th anniversary of #PhilosophicalTransactions, we're spotlighting 20 landmark papers from the journal. Among them is Antoni van Leeuwenhoek's 1677 letter, offering the first detailed descriptions of protists and bacteria: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
To mark the 360th anniversary of #PhilosophicalTransactions, we're spotlighting 20 landmark papers from the journal. In this earliest known journal article on the science of palaeontology, we observe a great 17th century naturalist, Martin Liste, grappling with the nature of fossils. buff.ly/7ntZX5p
May 21, 2025 at 2:04 PM
To mark the 360th anniversary of #PhilosophicalTransactions, we're spotlighting 20 landmark papers from the journal. In this earliest known journal article on the science of palaeontology, we observe a great 17th century naturalist, Martin Liste, grappling with the nature of fossils. buff.ly/7ntZX5p
To mark the 360th anniversary of #PhilosophicalTransactions, we're spotlighting 20 landmark papers from the journal. Among them: Isaac Newton's 1672 study on light refraction through a prism, which was foundational to modern optics. Explore the paper here: buff.ly/m7eTYln
May 20, 2025 at 3:19 PM
To mark the 360th anniversary of #PhilosophicalTransactions, we're spotlighting 20 landmark papers from the journal. Among them: Isaac Newton's 1672 study on light refraction through a prism, which was foundational to modern optics. Explore the paper here: buff.ly/m7eTYln
To celebrate the 360th anniversary of the start of the #PhilosophicalTransactions, we have invited Guest Editor Professor S.A. Sherif to tell us what publishing with the journal means to them. royalsociety.org/blog/2025/04...
April 29, 2025 at 5:01 PM
To celebrate the 360th anniversary of the start of the #PhilosophicalTransactions, we have invited Guest Editor Professor S.A. Sherif to tell us what publishing with the journal means to them. royalsociety.org/blog/2025/04...