abstract:The Philosophical Magazine is one of the oldest scientific journals published in English. It was established by Alexander Tilloch in 1798;John Burnett, "Tilloch, Alexander (1759–1825)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, May 2006, accessed 17 Feb 2010 in 1822 Richard Taylor became joint editor and it has been published continuously by Taylor & Francis ever since.