Philosophical Magazine

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academic journal physics journal scientific journal

Philosophical Magazine is a long-running scientific journal, founded in 1798, known for publishing influential papers in physics and related fields.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Philosophical Magazine canonical	3
Journal of Natural Philosophy, Chemistry and the Arts	1
Philos. Mag.	1
The London and Edinburgh Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science	1
The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science	1
The Philosophical Magazine	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T587763 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Philosophical Magazine
Context triple: [On Physical Lines of Force, publishedIn, Philosophical Magazine]

A. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society is a pioneering scientific journal, first published in 1665, that is widely regarded as the world’s oldest continuously published journal devoted to science.
B. Annalen der Physik
Annalen der Physik is one of the oldest and most prestigious physics journals, historically significant for publishing many foundational works in theoretical physics, including Albert Einstein’s early papers.
C. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society
Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society is a long-running scholarly journal featuring research articles, historical studies, and papers presented under the auspices of the American Philosophical Society.
D. Proceedings of the Royal Society
Proceedings of the Royal Society is a long-running, peer-reviewed scientific journal series publishing original research across the biological and physical sciences under the auspices of the Royal Society.
E. American Journal of Science
The American Journal of Science is a long-running, peer-reviewed scientific journal, historically influential in publishing foundational research in physics and the earth sciences.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Philosophical Magazine
Target entity description: Philosophical Magazine is a long-running scientific journal, founded in 1798, known for publishing influential papers in physics and related fields.

A. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society is a pioneering scientific journal, first published in 1665, that is widely regarded as the world’s oldest continuously published journal devoted to science.
B. Annalen der Physik
Annalen der Physik is one of the oldest and most prestigious physics journals, historically significant for publishing many foundational works in theoretical physics, including Albert Einstein’s early papers.
C. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society
Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society is a long-running scholarly journal featuring research articles, historical studies, and papers presented under the auspices of the American Philosophical Society.
D. Proceedings of the Royal Society
Proceedings of the Royal Society is a long-running, peer-reviewed scientific journal series publishing original research across the biological and physical sciences under the auspices of the Royal Society.
E. American Journal of Science
The American Journal of Science is a long-running, peer-reviewed scientific journal, historically influential in publishing foundational research in physics and the earth sciences.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	academic journal ⓘ physics journal ⓘ scientific journal ⓘ
basedIn	London ⓘ linked to: London, England
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
earlyEditor	Alexander Tilloch ⓘ Richard Taylor ⓘ
eraOfEstablishment	18th century ⓘ
field	applied physics ⓘ materials science ⓘ physics ⓘ theoretical physics ⓘ
formerPublisher	Taylor & Taylor ⓘ Taylor and Francis (historical firm) ⓘ Taylor, Walton and Maberly ⓘ linked to: Walton and Maberly
founded	1798 ⓘ
founder	Alexander Tilloch ⓘ
hasAbbreviation	Philos. Mag. ⓘ linked to: Philosophical Magazine Philosophical Magazine ⓘ
hasEISSN	1478-6443 ⓘ
hasISSN	1478-6435 ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/tphm20 ⓘ
historicalContribution	published early work on atomic theory ⓘ published early work on electromagnetism ⓘ published early work on optics ⓘ published early work on thermodynamics ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mergedWith	Annals of Philosophy ⓘ Journal of Natural Philosophy, Chemistry and the Arts ⓘ linked to: Philosophical Magazine The London and Edinburgh Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science ⓘ linked to: Philosophical Magazine
notableAuthor	J. H. Poynting ⓘ linked to: John Henry Poynting J. J. Thomson ⓘ James Clerk Maxwell ⓘ John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh ⓘ linked to: Lord Rayleigh Lord Kelvin ⓘ Michael Faraday ⓘ Niels Bohr ⓘ Paul Dirac ⓘ Peter Debye ⓘ
notableFor	long history in physical sciences ⓘ publishing influential papers in physics ⓘ
peerReviewed	true ⓘ
predecessor	The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science ⓘ linked to: Philosophical Magazine The Philosophical Magazine ⓘ linked to: Philosophical Magazine
publicationFrequency	monthly ⓘ
publishedBy	Taylor & Francis ⓘ linked to: Taylor & Francis journals
publisher	Taylor & Francis ⓘ linked to: Taylor & Francis journals
subjectArea	condensed matter physics ⓘ materials physics ⓘ mechanics of materials ⓘ statistical mechanics ⓘ

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