Popular Science Monthly
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Popular Science Monthly is a long-running American magazine that presents scientific ideas and discoveries to a general audience in an accessible, popularized format.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Popular Science Monthly canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Popular Science Monthly Context triple: [James McKeen Cattell, editorOf, Popular Science Monthly]
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Scribner's Magazine
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The Century Magazine
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McClure's Magazine
McClure's Magazine was an influential American monthly periodical of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, best known for its pioneering muckraking investigative journalism and literary contributions.
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Lippincott’s Monthly Magazine
Lippincott’s Monthly Magazine was a late 19th- and early 20th-century American literary and general-interest periodical known for publishing fiction, poetry, and essays by prominent writers of its time.
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Harper’s New Monthly Magazine
Harper’s New Monthly Magazine was a prominent 19th- and early 20th-century American general-interest periodical known for its literary fiction, essays, illustrations, and cultural commentary.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Popular Science Monthly Target entity description: Popular Science Monthly is a long-running American magazine that presents scientific ideas and discoveries to a general audience in an accessible, popularized format.
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A.
Scribner's Magazine
Scribner's Magazine was a prominent American literary periodical of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for publishing influential fiction, essays, and illustrations by leading writers and artists of its time.
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B.
The Century Magazine
The Century Magazine was a prominent late-19th- and early-20th-century American monthly periodical known for publishing influential literature, illustrations, and commentary on contemporary culture and politics.
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C.
McClure's Magazine
McClure's Magazine was an influential American monthly periodical of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, best known for its pioneering muckraking investigative journalism and literary contributions.
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D.
Lippincott’s Monthly Magazine
Lippincott’s Monthly Magazine was a late 19th- and early 20th-century American literary and general-interest periodical known for publishing fiction, poetry, and essays by prominent writers of its time.
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E.
Harper’s New Monthly Magazine
Harper’s New Monthly Magazine was a prominent 19th- and early 20th-century American general-interest periodical known for its literary fiction, essays, illustrations, and cultural commentary.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | magazine ⓘ |
| aim |
to explain scientific discoveries in non-technical language
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to make scientific knowledge accessible ⓘ |
| alternateName | The Popular Science Monthly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| editorialFocus |
popularization of science
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presenting scientific ideas to a general audience ⓘ |
| founder | Edward Livingston Youmans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frequency | monthly ⓘ |
| genre |
popular science
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science communication ⓘ |
| hasOnlineArchive | yes ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfProminence |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| inception | 1872 ⓘ |
| issn | 0161-7370 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType |
periodical
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print ⓘ |
| notableContributor |
Herbert Spencer
NERFINISHED
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John Dewey NERFINISHED ⓘ William James NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationFormat | illustrated articles ⓘ |
| publisher | D. Appleton & Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
natural sciences
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philosophy of science ⓘ social sciences ⓘ technology ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general audience ⓘ |
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Subject: Popular Science Monthly Description of subject: Popular Science Monthly is a long-running American magazine that presents scientific ideas and discoveries to a general audience in an accessible, popularized format.
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