The Philosophical Transactions and Collections to the end of the Year 1700; Abridg’d, and Dispos’d under General Heads. In three Volumes. By John Lowthorp. The Fourth Edition (London: Knapton, 1731). RBC Q11 P45 1731

You may have heard the term “imprimatur” used to mean “approval.” Literally, it means “let it be printed” in Latin. Here we can see it used in its literal sense, as Isaac Newton, the current President of the Royal Society gives his approval to the abridged edition of the Philosophical Transactions, the first scientific journal, by saying: “Let it be printed (Imprimatur).”