目的整理《格致新报》传播理化知识的脉络,为研究19世纪末中国科学传播史提供新的文献线索。方法原始期刊文献分析和考证法。结果涉及物理学、化学知识的篇目共161篇,占全部期刊总篇目946篇的17%,包括热学、光学、声学、电磁学、力学、化学元素、惰性气体等内容,其中电磁学涉及X射线的最新发现。结论《格致新报》虽非纯粹科教期刊,而是一份以理为主的文理综合性期刊,但它仍然践行了视“格致”为“治国平天下之根柢”和求“新”的办刊初衷。同时,作为仅有的几种直接以“格致”命名的期刊,也在酝酿辛亥革命前民主与科学的气氛方面做出了积极贡献。
Aim To summarize the dissemination of the physics and chemistry knowledge in Scientific Review to research the natural science communication history of China at the end of 19th century to provide documentary evidence support. Methods The original journal literature analysis and textual research method. Results The 17% of all the articles are about physics and chemistry which contain 161 chapters. These articles relate to thermotics, optics, acoustics, electromagnetic, mechanics, chemical element, inert gas, etc, and the content of electromagnetism relates to X-ray which was found latest. Conclusion Scientific Review is not a purely scientific journal, but a comprehensive journal of art and science with science as the main. But it still practice the publishing briginal inten- tion which takes science as the root of governing and pursues the new thing. Meanwhile, as several directly named science journal, Scientific Review also has made positive contributions that brewing the atmosphere of democracy and science before the revolution of 1911.