''Lühhike öppetus'' (

Estonian Estonian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe * Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent * Estonian language * Estonian cuisine * Estonian culture See also

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for ''Brief Instruction''), by modern orthography 'Lühike õpetus', was the first

periodical publication Periodical literature (singularly called a periodical publication or simply a periodical) consists of Publication, published works that appear in new releases on a regular schedule (''issues'' or ''numbers'', often numerically divided into annu ...

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. Edited by Dr. Peter Ernst Wilde and printed for a short while in 1766–1767, it described various simple medical techniques intended to be usable in the field by peasants. The full title of the newspaper was ''Lühhike öppetus mis sees moned head rohhud täeda antakse, ni hästi innimeste kui ka veiste haigusse ning viggaduste vasto'', and it can be translated as ''Brief instruction announcing some good medicine, both for human and bovine ailments and traumas''. It was printed weekly, with each issue having four pages. A total of 41 issues were printed. August Wilhelm Hupel was responsible for translating the content into

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Classification

''Lühhike öppetus'' did not deal with

news News is information about current events. This may be provided through many different Media (communication), media: word of mouth, printing, Mail, postal systems, broadcasting, Telecommunications, electronic communication, or through the te ...

; thus, it is not universally classified as a

newspaper A newspaper is a Periodical literature, periodical publication containing written News, information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as poli ...

— despite its format. Various sources refer to it as a

magazine A magazine is a periodical literature, periodical publication, print or digital, produced on a regular schedule, that contains any of a variety of subject-oriented textual and visual content (media), content forms. Magazines are generally fin ...

, a journal, or even a

book A book is a structured presentation of recorded information, primarily verbal and graphical, through a medium. Originally physical, electronic books and audiobooks are now existent. Physical books are objects that contain printed material, ...

published in 41 volumes. The first regular Estonian-language publication unequivocally considered a newspaper, '' Tarto maa rahva Näddali-Leht'', appeared in 1807.

References

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* Aino Valmet: ''„Lühhike öppetus“ keelelisest küljest'' — Keel ja Kirjandus, 1966, issue 11, pages 683–688 * Helgi Vihma: ''Eesti esimese teadusliku sõnaraamatu eelkäijast'' – Kodumurre, 1972, issue 10/11, pages 53–55 * ''Veel A. W. Hupeli osast esimeses eestikeelses ajakirjas. Läbi kahe sajandi'', compiled by Juhan Peegel.

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, 1971, pages 7–10 * H. Normann: ''Märkusi esimesest Eesti arstilis-tervishoiulisest ajakirjast.'' – Eesti Arst, 1926, issue 12, pages 428–432. * Bartlett, Roger. (April 1, 2006) ''

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