Publications Established in 1665 - London Gazette, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, Journal Des Savans (Paperback)

Chapters: London Gazette, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, Journal Des Savans, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Physical, Mathematical and Engineering Sciences. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 21. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The London Gazette is one of the official journals of record of the British government, and the most important among such official journals in the United Kingdom, in which certain statutory notices are required to be published. The London Gazette claims to be the oldest surviving English newspaper and the oldest continuously published newspaper in the UK, having been first published on 7 November 1665 as the Oxford Gazette. This is also claimed by the Stamford Mercury and the Newcastle Journal, due to that fact that the Gazette is not a conventional newspaper offering general news coverage. It does not have a large circulation. Other official newspapers of the UK government are the Edinburgh and Belfast Gazettes, which, apart from reproducing certain materials of nationwide interest published in the London Gazette, also contain publications specific to Scotland and Northern Ireland, respectively. In turn, the London Gazette not only carries notices of UK-wide interest, but also those relating specifically to entities or people in England. However, certain notices that are only of specific interest to Scotland or Northern Ireland are also required to be published in the London Gazette. The London, Edinburgh and Belfast Gazettes are published by TSO on behalf of Her Majesty's Stationery Office. They are subject to Crown Copyright. The London Gazette is published each weekday, except for Bank Holidays. Notices for the following, among others, are published: Her Majesty's Stationery Office has digitised all issues which are ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=359850