{"product_id":"the-first-popular-science-magazine-of-the-republican-period-important-and-very-rare-turkish-magazines-tabiat-alemi-fen-ve-sanayiin-terakkisinden-bahseden-aylik-resimli-turk-mecmuasidir-kanun-i-evvel-1925-kanun-i-evvel-1926-tabiatt-alemi","title":"[THE FIRST POPULAR SCIENCE MAGAZINE OF THE REPUBLICAN PERIOD \/ IMPORTANT AND VERY RARE TURKISH MAGAZINES] Tabiat âlemi: Fen ve sanayiin terakkisinden bahseden aylik resimli Türk mecmuasidir. Kânûn-i Evvel 1925 - Kânûn-i Evvel 1926. = Tabiatt Alemi","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCOMPLETE TITLE: [\u003cspan style=\"color: #ee0000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eTHE FIRST POPULAR SCIENCE MAGAZINE OF THE REPUBLICAN PERIOD \/ IMPORTANT AND VERY RARE TURKISH MAGAZINES]\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eطبيعت عالمى: فن و صنايعتك ترقيسندن بحث ايدن ايلق رسملى تورك مجموعسىیدر \/ Tabiat âlemi: Fen ve sanayiin terakkisinden bahseden aylik resimli Türk mecmuasidir. Kânûn-i Evvel 1925 - Kânûn-i Evvel 1926. = Tabiatt Alemi: Revue scientifique mensuelle. [i.e., The world of nature: An illustrated monthly Turkish journal on the progress of science and industry].\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e[UZDILEK], SALIH MURAD (1891-1967) (Owner and founder). \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eSanayii Mektebi Matbaasi, Istanbul, 1925-1926. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe first twelve issues housed in a modern blue cloth, with gilt-lettered title and issue numbers to the spine. 4to (27.5 × 20.5 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish in Arabic letters). 384, [6] pp., richly illustrated with reproduced photographs and woodcuts. The first two issues lack covers; the remaining issues retain their original wrappers and are bound in. Slight overall toning, with a few marginal tears without loss. Overall, a very good collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eExceedingly rare first 12 issues (of 14) of this important, richly illustrated, and the first popular science magazine published in the early Republican period of Turkey. A pioneering periodical, it documented scientific advancements as they were integrated into contemporary social life, covering topics such as wireless communication, electricity, telegraphy, and telephone, as well as fundamental sciences, photography, history of science, science policy, and philosophy of science. The magazine was established and published by Salih Murat Uzdilek, one of the founders of the Turkish Mathematical Society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe opening article, “Beginning”, offers a self-critical analysis of the nation’s scientific and artistic development, stressing the need for practical knowledge and diligent effort to revitalize society. Salih Murat Uzdilek highlights the essential role of education, scientific awareness, and a love of art in national progress, comparing the pursuit of knowledge to a vital necessity akin to hunger. The magazine also emphasizes the Republic’s modernization efforts under Mustafa Kemal, linking infrastructure, education, and science to societal development, and urging active engagement with Western models of civilization. \u003ci\u003eTabiat Âlemi\u003c\/i\u003e advocates a collaborative relationship between readers and knowledge production, fostering early Republican scientific consciousness and serving as both an educational guide and a platform for public intellectual participation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIn its November 1926 issue, the magazine translated and published a play prepared by the \"Amerika Riyaziye Cemiyeti\" [i.e., American Mathematical Society], and this is one of the earliest texts introducing Einstein's “Theory of Relativity” to the Turkish reader.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAfter the final issue of \u003ci\u003eTabiat Âlemi\u003c\/i\u003e in 1927, no popular science magazine was published in Turkey until \u003ci\u003eBilim ve Teknik\u003c\/i\u003e was introduced by TÜBİTAK in 1967. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSalih Murat Uzdilek, Professor of Physics at Istanbul Technical University, graduated as a naval officer in 1908. His father, Mehmed Sefik Bey, a mathematics teacher, introduced him to the study of mathematics. Uzdilek developed a deep interest in the history of mathematics through reading works by F. Cajori and D. E. Smith.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eBefore the First World War, he studied engineering in London, where he was invited to present a paper on the \"Introduction of Logarithms into Turkey\" at the Napier Tercentenary, organized by the Royal Society of Edinburgh from 25-27 July 1914. The paper, published in the Napier Tercentenary Memorial Volume (1915), was based on the research of Salih Zeki Bey, historian of science and Rector of Istanbul University (1913-1917), as presented in his Kamus-i Riyaziyat (Encyclopaedia of Mathematics, 1898).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eUzdilek's findings trace the introduction of logarithms in Turkey to Yirmisekiz Mehmet Çelebi, the Ottoman envoy to France, who in 1714 was presented with an astronomical text containing logarithms by the astronomer Jacques Cassini at the Paris Observatory. Kalfazade Ismail Efendi, a timekeeper and mathematician, compiled an introduction to logarithms for his translation of Cassini’s astronomical tables in 1772, considered the first Turkish work on logarithms. Later, Gelenbevi Ismail Efendi, renowned for his contributions to mathematics and logic, completed his Logaritma Serhi (Commentary on Logarithms) in 1787.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAfter returning to Istanbul, Uzdilek was invited by Prof. Philipp Forchheimer, the Austrian Dean of the School of Engineering, to teach physics at the institution. Throughout his long career, Prof. Uzdilek pursued his interest in the history of mathematics and physics, conducted research in the physics of sound and music, and contributed to the development of the contemporary tonal system of Turkish music. In his later years, he was also invited to lecture at the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eDuman 2055., The TBMM Library of Turkey holds a complete set; as of March 2026, no individual issues or collections could be traced in WorldCat.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Khalkedon Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46924655788163,"sku":null,"price":3500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0390\/3294\/6819\/files\/03_sml-Kopya.jpg?v=1775394751","url":"https:\/\/khalkedonrarebooks.com\/products\/the-first-popular-science-magazine-of-the-republican-period-important-and-very-rare-turkish-magazines-tabiat-alemi-fen-ve-sanayiin-terakkisinden-bahseden-aylik-resimli-turk-mecmuasidir-kanun-i-evvel-1925-kanun-i-evvel-1926-tabiatt-alemi","provider":"Khalkedon Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}