| Edition |
First US edition. |
| Description |
xix, 219 pages ; 20 cm |
| Note |
Originally published in Great Britain in hardcover and ebook by Head of Zeus in January 2019. -- tp verso. |
| Summary |
"Historian Adrian Tinniswood recounts the founding and history of the Royal Society, created and devoted to advancing knowledge through experimentation. The 8,000 fellows elected to the Society since its founding in London in 1662 include all of the scientific leading lights of the last four centuries, including Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Tim Berners-Lee, and Stephen Hawking"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-200) and index. |
| Contents |
Prelude -- Foundation -- Charter -- Experiment -- Philosophical transactions -- Repositories and laboratories -- Persons of great quality -- Sticks and stones -- Reform -- Foreign parts -- A brave new world -- Appendix 1: The founders -- Appendix 2: The first charter, July 15, 1662 -- Appendix 3: Experiments and observations. |
| Subject |
Royal Society (Great Britain) -- History.
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Science -- Great Britain -- History.
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Royal Society (Great Britain) (OCoLC)fst00538339
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Science. (OCoLC)fst01108176
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Great Britain. (OCoLC)fst01204623
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Royal Society London (DE-588)39272-8
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Naturwissenschaften (DE-588)4041421-8
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Großbritannien (DE-588)4022153-2
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Tinniswood, Adrian. Royal Society. New York : Basic Books, [2019] 9781541673762 (DLC) 2018038569 |
| ISBN |
9781541673588 hardcover |
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1541673581 hardcover |
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