期刊是一种文化产品。判断一个期刊属于哪一个国家或民族,首要的应当看它是否代表该国家或民族的文化。与之相联系的当然有主办者是谁,办刊宗旨是什么,等等。下面我们根据历史资料,对《格致汇编》的办刊宗旨、文化性质等进行分析,说明它的国家、民族和“中国第一份科技期刊”的 Journal is a cultural product. To judge which journal or magazine belongs to a nation or nation, it is of primary importance to see if it represents the culture of that country or nation. Of course, there is sponsor who is associated with the purpose of running what, and so on. In the following, we analyze the purpose and cultural nature of “Gezhizhi Compilation” based on historical data, and show that its country, nation and “China’s first sci-tech periodical”