Bolton, Henry Carrington Catalogue of Scientific and Technical Periodicals, 1665-1895; together with chronological tables and a library check-list.. Second Edition. Washington, Smithsonian Institution, 1897.
This work is similar to Scudder in some ways, but is confined exclusively to "independent" journals (i.e. non-societal journals). Although it does not list journals published by societies, its "Chronological Tables" tell us how few independent journals there were during the 18th century. From this we can see how predominant the role of scientific societies was in publishing the primary research literature until about the end of the 18th century. A special feature of this catalogue is the plenitude of cross-references, especially from the names of editors of independent journals to the titles of these journals.
Contents of Bolton's Catalogue of Scientific and Technical Periodicals, 1665-1895
Heading	Place in the Volume	Number of Pages
Alphabetical Catalogue	pp.1-1001	1001
Addenda	pp.1002-1015	14
Chronological Tables	pp.1017-1123	107
Index to Periodicals in the Chronological Tables	pp.1125-1140	16
Index of Subjects	pp.1141-1154	14
Appendix. Library Check-List, showing in what American libraries the foregoing periodicals may be found	pp.1155-1247	93
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