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Royal Society
Royal Society The oldest surviving scientific body in the world, the Royal Society was founded in 1660 and obtained its first charter in 1662, for the promotion of natural knowledge. In 1665 Henry Oldenburg, the secretary, began a journal, Philosophical Transactions, which evolved from letters to papers, and still continues. Unlike the Paris Academy of Sciences founded soon after, it was and is a kind of club, and it was not until Humphry Davy was president in the 1820s that a majority on council had published any science. Instead of a group of mostly amateur enthusiasts, the society by the 1870s had become a body of distinguished professional scientists. Since the mid‐19th cent. the society has received a parliamentary grant to support research, and increasingly it has advised governments about science. It has a splendid library, but has never had a laboratory.
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JOHN CANNON. "Royal Society." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Royal Society." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-RoyalSociety.html JOHN CANNON. "Royal Society." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-RoyalSociety.html |
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Royal Society
Royal Society British society founded in 1660, and incorporated two years later. Its aim was to accumulate experimental evidence on a wide range of scientific subjects, including medicine and botany as well as the physical sciences. In the 20th century, the Royal Society became an independent body of scientists encouraging research.
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"Royal Society." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Royal Society." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-RoyalSociety.html "Royal Society." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-RoyalSociety.html |
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