The ''Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy'' (''PRIA'') is the journal of the
Royal Irish Academy, founded in 1785 to promote the study of
science,
polite literature, and
antiquities
Antiquities are objects from antiquity, especially the civilizations of the Mediterranean: the Classical antiquity of Greece and Rome, Ancient Egypt and the other Ancient Near Eastern cultures. Artifacts from earlier periods such as the Meso ...
. It was known as several titles over the years:
*1836-1866: ''Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy''
*1870-1884: ''Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. Science''
*1879: ''Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. Polite Literature and Antiquities''
*1889-1901: ''Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy''
In 1902, the journal split into three sections ''Section A: Mathematical and Physical Sciences'', ''Section B: Biological, Geological, and Chemical Science'' and ''Section C: Archaeology, Culture, History, Literature''. ''Section A'' is now published as ''Mathematical Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy'' since 1998, and ''Section B'' is now published as ''Biology and Environment: Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy''. ''Section C'' is now ''Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy: Archaeology, Culture, History, Literature''.
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Magazines published in Ireland
Royal Irish Academy
Multidisciplinary academic journals
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