Journal History
– Founded in Paris, France, in 1789 as ‘Annales de chimie’
– Early editor was French chemist Antoine Lavoisier
– Journal not published from 1794 to 1796 due to Reign of Terror
– Renamed ‘Annales de chimie et de physique’ in 1815
– Split into two successor journals in 1914: ‘Annales de physique’ and ‘Annales de chimie’
Notable Works
– A. Fresnel’s 1818 memoir on the diffraction of light
– D.F.J. Arago and A. Fresnel’s 1819 memoir on the action of polarized light
– Both works published in ‘Annales de Chimie et de Physique’
– Fresnel’s memoir also published in ‘Mémoires de l’Académie Royale des Sciences de l’Institut de France’
– Fresnel’s works translated into English by Crew in 1900
Journal Successors
– ‘Annales de physique’ published by EDP Sciences until 2009
– Integrated into the ‘European Physical Journal’ series as ‘European Physical Journal H’
– ‘Annales de chimie’ became ‘Annales de chimie: Science des matériaux’ in 1978
– Published online by Elsevier from 1998 to 2004
– Since 2004, managed online by Éditions Lavoisierfr publishing company
References and Sources
– References: annphys.org (official website)
– Sources: Dictionnaire des journaux (1600–1789), The Development of Modern Chemistry by Aaron John Ihde, In the Shadow of Lavoisier: The Annales de Chimie and the Establishment of a New Science by Maurice Crosland
External Links and Listings
– External links: ‘Annales de physique’ (1914–present), ‘Annales de Chimie – Science des Matériaux’ (1998–2004), ‘Annales de Chimie – Science des Matériaux’ (2004–present)
– Listings: Partially complete series 1789–1913 in downloadable PDF format on Gallica.bnf.fr, Partially complete series 2–8 (1816–1913) of ‘Annales de chimie et de physique’ on archive.org, Indexes for different series and volumes available on various platforms such as Archive.org, Gallica, and HathiTrust. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annales_de_chimie_et_de_physique
