''Scripta Mathematica'' was a quarterly journal published by

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devoted to the philosophy, history, and expository treatment of mathematics. It was said to be, at its time, "the only mathematical magazine in the world edited by specialists for laymen.". The journal was established in 1932 under the editorship of

Jekuthiel Ginsburg Jekuthiel Ginsburg (1889–1957) was a professor of mathematics at Yeshiva University. He established the journal '' Scripta Mathematica''. He also was honored as a fellow of the New York Academy of Sciences The New York Academy of Sciences ...

, a professor of mathematics at Yeshiva University, and its first issue appeared in 1933 at a subscription price of three dollars per year. It ceased publication in 1973. Notable papers published in ''Scripta Mathematica'' included work by Nobelist

Percy Williams Bridgman Percy Williams Bridgman (April 21, 1882 – August 20, 1961) was an American physicist who received the 1946 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the physics of high pressures. He also wrote extensively on the scientific method and on other as ...

concerning the implications for

physics Physics is the natural science that studies matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge which ...

set-theoretic Set theory is the branch of mathematical logic that studies sets, which can be informally described as collections of objects. Although objects of any kind can be collected into a set, set theory, as a branch of mathematics, is mostly concern ...

paradox A paradox is a logically self-contradictory statement or a statement that runs contrary to one's expectation. It is a statement that, despite apparently valid reasoning from true premises, leads to a seemingly self-contradictory or a logically u ...

es, and

Hermann Weyl Hermann Klaus Hugo Weyl, (; 9 November 1885 – 8 December 1955) was a German mathematician, theoretical physicist and philosopher. Although much of his working life was spent in Zürich, Switzerland, and then Princeton, New Jersey, he is asso ...

's obituary of

Emmy Noether Amalie Emmy NoetherEmmy is the '' Rufname'', the second of two official given names, intended for daily use. Cf. for example the résumé submitted by Noether to Erlangen University in 1907 (Erlangen University archive, ''Promotionsakt Emmy Noeth ...

. Some sources describe ''Scripta Mathematica'' as having been assigned WorldCat: Scripta Mathematica
but it ceased publication prior to the establishment of the ISSN system.

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Mathematics journals Publications established in 1932 Publications disestablished in 1973 Defunct journals of the United States {{math-journal-stub