<div dir="ltr">Philosophical Transactions survived these disruptions and Oldenburg himself, who died suddenly in September 1677. <b><font color="#ff0000">It never made him an independent living; he observed in 1668 that it barely covered his Piccadilly rent</font></b> and the Society voted him a salary in recognition of his services. But it had become a part of the scientific landscape and remains so to this day.<div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">​​</div><a href="http://www.historytoday.com/noah-moxham/innovative-oldenburg">http://www.historytoday.com/noah-moxham/innovative-oldenburg</a></div><div><br></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><b><font color="#0000ff">​This in contrast to scholarly publishers today, who make vast profits.​</font></b></div><br></div></div>