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    What was the first magazine ever published?

    Question #45700. Asked by philsgirl. (Mar 25 04 4:15 PM)


    sequoianoir

    		The "magazines of the world" timeline began in March 1672 with the publication of the French intellectual journal Mercure Galant (later known as Mercure de France). Established in Paris by Jean Donneau de Vise.

    Mar 25 04, 4:37 PM
    Senior Moments

    		You could argue that it was later than that as the term 'magazine' was first employed to signify a periodical miscellany by Edward Cave, who as 'Sylvanus Urban, Gent', started the Gentleman's Magazine, the first to use the word in its title, in January 1731. Source The New Shell Book of Firsts.

    Mar 25 04, 5:18 PM
    philsgirl

    		Thanks, I could not find a definitive answer yesterday.

    Mar 26 04, 3:19 PM

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