▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁Royal ▁Society ▁launched ▁a ▁completely ▁re - digit ised ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁complete ▁journal ▁archive ▁back ▁to ▁ 1 6 6 5 ▁in ▁high ▁resolution ▁and ▁with ▁en hanced ▁metadata . ▁All ▁the ▁out ▁of ▁copy right ▁material ▁is ▁completely ▁free ▁to ▁access ▁without ▁a ▁login . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Journal ▁des ▁s ç av ans : ▁the ▁first ▁academic ▁journal ▁( start ed ▁two ▁months ▁earlier ▁than ▁the ▁present ▁one ), ▁although ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁the ▁longest - running ▁journal ▁because ▁publication ▁was ▁interrupted ▁for ▁ 2 4 ▁years ▁( between ▁ 1 7 9 2 ▁and ▁ 1 8 1 6 ); ▁it ▁published ▁some ▁science , ▁but ▁also ▁contained ▁subject ▁matter ▁from ▁other ▁fields ▁of ▁learning , ▁and ▁its ▁main ▁content ▁type ▁was ▁book ▁reviews . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁List ▁of ▁freely ▁accessible ▁online ▁arch ives ▁that ▁have ▁the ▁Trans actions , ▁Online ▁Books ▁Page , ▁University ▁of ▁Pennsylvania ▁ ▁Henry ▁Old enburg ' s ▁copy ▁of ▁vol ▁I ▁& ▁II ▁of ▁Philosoph ical ▁Trans actions , ▁manuscript ▁note ▁on ▁a ▁fly leaf , ▁a ▁rece ipt ▁signed ▁by ▁the ▁Royal ▁Society ' s ▁printer : ▁" Rec . ▁October ▁ 1 8 th ▁ 1 6 6 9 ▁from ▁Mr ▁Old en burgh ▁E igh teen ▁sh ill ings ▁for ▁this ▁voll : ▁of ▁Trans actions ▁by ▁me ▁John ▁Mart yn ". ▁ ▁Category : 1 6 6 5 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁England ▁Category : English - language