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… Image Frontispiece of Thomas Sprat's, 'The History of the Royal Society', The Met, New-York, 17.3.1475, 1667. Image Inventory of Robert Hooke’s belongings drawn up following his death, … 'Portrait of William Dampier', National Portrait Gallery, London, NPG 538, 1780. Abstract Founded in 1660, the Royal Society is the world’s oldest scientific institution. In the long eighteenth century, fellows dedicated themselves to … century. 20 There was considerable overlap between personnel in the Royal Society and the Society of Engineers and the Lunar Society, while the society’s Curators of Experiments, Desaguliers and Francis Hauksbee, also gave public lectures …
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