The ''Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy'' (''PRIA'') is the journal of the Royal Irish Academy, founded in 1785 to promote the study of

science Science is a systematic endeavor that Scientific method, builds and organizes knowledge in the form of Testability, testable explanations and predictions about the universe. Science may be as old as the human species, and some of the earli ...

, polite literature, and

antiquities Antiquities are objects from antiquity, especially the civilizations of the Mediterranean: the Classical antiquity of Greece and Rome, Ancient Egypt and the other Ancient Near Eastern cultures. Artifacts from earlier periods such as the Meso ...

. It was known as several titles over the years: *1836-1866: ''Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy'' *1870-1884: ''Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. Science'' *1879: ''Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. Polite Literature and Antiquities'' *1889-1901: ''Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy'' In 1902, the journal split into three sections ''Section A: Mathematical and Physical Sciences'', ''Section B: Biological, Geological, and Chemical Science'' and ''Section C: Archaeology, Culture, History, Literature''. ''Section A'' is now published as ''Mathematical Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy'' since 1998, and ''Section B'' is now published as ''Biology and Environment: Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy''. ''Section C'' is now ''Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy: Archaeology, Culture, History, Literature''.

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