From: "Tobia, Rajia C" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 21:27:41 +0000

For very early history, you might want to consult:

David A. Kronick.  Scientific and technical periodicals of the
seventeenth and eighteenth centuries: a guide.  Scarecrow Press, 1991.

Rajia Tobia, AMLS, AHIP
Executive Director of Libraries
UT Health Science Center at San Antonio
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