Was The Brown Spectator or Skeptic published first?
Skeptic (U.S. magazine) Skeptic, colloquially known as Skeptic magazine, is a quarterly science education and science advocacy magazine published internationally by The Skeptics Society, a nonprofit organization devoted to promoting scientific skepticism and resisting the spread of pseudoscience, superstition, and irrational beliefs. Founded by Michael Shermer, founder of the Skeptics Society, the magazine was first published in the spring of 1992 and is published through Millennium Press.
Popular Astronomy (US magazine) Popular Astronomy was a magazine for amateur astronomers published between 1893 and 1951. It was the successor to "The Sidereal Messenger", which was published from March 1882 to 1892. The first issue of "Popular Astronomy" appeared in September 1893. Each yearly volume of "Popular Astronomy" contained 10 issues, for a total of 59 volumes.