Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London
The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London is a scientific journal published in London from 1666 by the Royal Society for natural philosophers and fellows. Its plates are numbered engraved diagrams: geometric figures with lettered points, a star chart of dots and labels, and a tapering perspective-like diagram with converging lines. A designer might take their sparse line work, lettering and ruled frames as a model for technical schematics.
