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Scientific American published its first foreign edition in 1890, the Spanish-language La America Cientifica.

Publication was suspended in 1905, and another 63 years would pass before another foreign-language edition appeared: In 1968, an Italian edition, Le Scienze, was launched, and a Japanese edition, Nikkei Science ( 日経サイエンス ), followed three years later.

A new Spanish edition, Investigación y Ciencia was launched in Spain in 1976, followed by a French edition, Pour la Science, in France in 1977, and a German edition, Spektrum der Wissenschaft, in Germany in 1978.

A Russian edition V Mire Nauki was launched in the Soviet Union in 1983, and continues in the present-day Russian Federation.

Kexue ( 科学 ，“ Science ” in Chinese ), a simplified Chinese edition launched in 1979, was the first Western magazine published in the People's Republic of China.

Founded in Chongqing, the simplified Chinese magazine was transferred to Beijing in 2001.

Later in 2005, a newer edition, Global Science ( 环球科学 ), was published instead of Kexue, which shut down due to financial problems.

A traditional Chinese edition, known as 科學人 (“ Scientist ” in Chinese ), was introduced to Taiwan in 2002, and has been developed to the best popular science magazine in Taiwan.

The Hungarian edition Tudomány existed between 1984 and 1992.

In 1986, an Arabic-edition, Oloom magazine ( مجلة العلوم ), was published.

In 2002, a Portuguese edition in was launched in Brazil.