Physical journal
| Physical journal
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| description | Trade journal |
| publishing company | S. Hirzel Verlag ( Germany ) |
| First edition | 1900 |
| attitude | 1945 |
| ZDB | 200089-1 |
The Physikalische Zeitschrift was a German specialist journal published by S. Hirzel Verlag from 1900 to 1945 . In 1924 it was merged with the Yearbook of Radioactivity and Electronics , which was subsequently kept as a subtitle.
characterization
In the foreword to the first edition, which is dated October 1, 1899, the editor Eduard Riecke specified the purpose of the new journal and in particular described the intended position on the renowned annals of physics . According to his ideas, the Physikalische Zeitschrift should give the interested reader an overview of the research landscape with the help of lectures, summaries and communications from scientific societies and - unlike the annals - not only take up "studies that have come to a certain conclusion".
The intentions were reflected in the tables of contents of the magazine - which changed slightly over the years - if there were categories such as original communications, summarizing reports, meetings, news, announcements, lectures, presentations, mailboxes or personal details.
In addition, the physical course catalogs of German-speaking universities were printed in a brief form, and obituaries for important colleagues, book presentations and floor plans of new institute buildings were found. Nonetheless, the Physikalische Zeitschrift published extensive treatises from the beginning, as can also be found in the annals.
The size of the magazine grew rapidly, so that the editors ( Eduard Riecke , Hermann Theodor Simon ), editors (E. Bose) and publishing houses (S. Hirzel) turned to the readers in December 1904 to encourage understanding for a price increase . The subscription price of 20 marks had been calculated for three printed sheets, and the price would subsequently be raised to 25 marks for four printed sheets per issue.
Frequency of publication and publisher
The first year of the magazine ran from October 1, 1899 to the end of September 1900 and was published by E. Riecke (Göttingen) and H. Th. Simon (Frankfurt). Simon also took over the editing. 52 booklets ("Numbers") each with 16 pages were published. In the first year, contributions by renowned scientists such as Max Abraham , Ludwig Boltzmann , Friedrich Paschen , Augusto Righi , Ernest Rutherford and Wilhelm Wien were published. From 1909 Albert Einstein also published some works - for example on relativity and quantum physics .
From the third year of 1902 onwards, a different number of issues per year with 32 or more pages appeared. Often there were 25 issues that appeared fortnightly. The fifth year in 1904 comprised a calendar year for the first time. After E. Bose (1904) and F. Krüger (1909), Hans Busch took over the editing on July 1, 1913 .
In 1915 Riecke was replaced by Peter Debye , the editorial team was shared by Busch, Max Born and Simon. Since Busch and Born were called up for military service, Simon took over the editorial office again on January 1, 1916, which was henceforth called the editor . In 1924 it was merged with the Yearbook of Radioactivity and Electronics , which was subsequently kept as a subtitle.
In 1919 Debye became the sole editor, and Max Born joined the 22nd year in 1921, who was replaced in 1924 by Friedrich Harms (1876–1946). From 1931 to 1945 Debye was again the sole editor, from 1934 with the "participation of the Physikalisch-Technische Reichsanstalt ".
Numbers 16-18 of the 45th year were published as the last issue in a joint issue, and January 15, 1945 is noted as the editorial deadline in the edition. In contrast to the previous issue, the exact date of publication is no longer given in this last issue, but only “in February 1945”.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Message to the readers . In: Physikalische Zeitschrift . 17th vol., No. 1, 1916, p. 1.
- ↑ a b Physical Journal . Volume 45, No. 16-18, 1944/45, title page.
