The first journal in exact sciences "Vestnik matematiėeskich nauk"

Abstract

The content, structure, and history of the first periodic journal of exact sciences in Russia, published by astronomer Matvei Gusev (1826-1866) in Vilnius from 1860 to 1863, are considered. The first volume contained 25 issues (198 pages) and the second one 16 issues (128 pages). Each issue was divided into four sections: original papers, bibliographic reviews, general reviews, and popular articles. The journal's subject matter included mathematics, mechanics, astronomy and geodesy, physics, and physical geography. The "Vestnik matematicheskikh nauk" is also a valuable source on the new astrophysical trends in research and the arrangement of Vilnius' observatory.

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