''Nuovo Cimento'' is a series of
peer-reviewed
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scientific journal
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s of
physics
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. The series was first established in 1855, when
Carlo Matteucci
Carlo Matteucci (20 June 1811 – 24 June 1868) was an Italian physicist and neurophysiologist who was a pioneer in the study of bioelectricity.
Biography
Carlo Matteucci was born at Forlì, in the province of Romagna, to Vincenzo Matteucci ...
and
Raffaele Piria
Raffaele Piria (Scilla 20 August 1814 – Turin 18 July 1865) was an Italian chemist from Scilla, who lived in Palmi. He converted the substance Salicin into a sugar and a second component, which on oxidation becomes salicylic acid, a major com ...
started publishing ''Il Nuovo Cimento'' as the continuation of ''Il Cimento'', which they established in 1844. In 1897, it became the official journal of the
Italian Physical Society The Italian Physical Society () is a non-profit organization whose aim is to promote, encourage, protect the study and the progress of physics in Italy and in the world. It was founded in 1897.
It is associated with the journal series ''Nuovo Cime ...
. Over time, the journal split into several sub-journals:
* ''Nuovo Cimento A'' (1965–1999): Focused on
particle physics
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. The journal ended when it was merged into the ''
European Physical Journal
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'', in 1999.
* ''Nuovo Cimento B'' (1965–2010): Focused on
relativity,
astronomy
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, and
mathematical physics
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. As of 1 January 2011 it continues publication as the ''
European Physical Journal Plus''.
* ''Nuovo Cimento C'' (1978–present): Focuses on
geophysics
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,
astrophysics
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, and
biophysics
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.
* ''Nuovo Cimento D'' (1982–1998): Focuses on
solid state physics
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,
atomic physics
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, and
molecular biology
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. The journal ended when it was merged into the ''
European Physical Journal
The ''European Physical Journal'' (or ''EPJ'') is a joint publication of EDP Sciences, Springer Science+Business Media, and the Società Italiana di Fisica. It arose in 1998 as a merger and continuation of ''Acta Physica Hungarica'', ''Anales de F ...
'' in 1998.
* ''Supplemento al Nuovo Cimento'' (1949–1968): A supplement to ''Nuovo Cimento''
* ''Lettere al Nuovo Cimento'' (1969–1986): A series for letters and other short publications. The journal ended when it was merged into ''
Europhysics Letters
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'' in 1986.
* ''Rivista del Nuovo Cimento'' (1969–present): Publishes review articles.
External links
1843 to 1847
Il Cimento (1843–1847), Volumes 1-5
1855 to 1965
Il Nuovo Cimento (1855–1867), Volumes 1-28Il Nuovo Cimento (1869–1876), Volumes 1-16Il Nuovo Cimento (1877–1894), Volumes 1-36Il Nuovo Cimento (1895–1900), Volumes 1-12Il Nuovo Cimento (1901–1910), Volumes 1-20Il Nuovo Cimento (1911–1923), Volumes 1-26Il Nuovo Cimento (1924–1942), Volumes 1-19Il Nuovo Cimento (1943–1954), Volumes 1-12Il Nuovo Cimento (1955–1965), Volumes 1-39
1965 to 1970
Il Nuovo Cimento B (1965–1970), Volumes 40-70
1969 to 1996
Lettere al Nuovo Cimento (1969–1970), Volumes 1-4Lettere al Nuovo Cimento (1971–1985), Volumes 1-44La Rivista del Nuovo Cimento (1969–1970), Volumes 1-2La Rivista del Nuovo Cimento (1971–1977), Volumes 1-7La Rivista del Nuovo Cimento (1978–1999), Volumes 1-22Il Nuovo Cimento A (1971–1996), Volumes 1-112Il Nuovo Cimento B (1971–1996), Volumes 1-111Il Nuovo Cimento C (1978–1996), Volumes 1-19Il Nuovo Cimento D (1982–1998), Volumes 1-20
1997 to present
La Rivista del Nuovo Cimento (2000–2019), Volumes 23-42Il Nuovo Cimento A (1997–1999), Volumes 110-112Il Nuovo Cimento B (1997–2010), Volumes 112-125Il Nuovo Cimento C (1997–2019), Volumes 20-42Il Nuovo Cimento D (1997–1998), Volumes 19-20
See also
*
Accademia del Cimento
The Accademia del Cimento (Academy of Experiment), an early scientific society, was founded in Florence in 1657 by students of Galileo, Giovanni Alfonso Borelli and Vincenzo Viviani and ceased to exist about a decade later. The foundation of Acade ...
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