Royal Society [ Institutions / Clubs & Societies ]
… 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 … them together were also profoundly social and dictated by social convention. Like other London academies, the Royal Society conformed to eighteenth-century notions of sociability. In the spaces of Gresham College, and later Crane Court, …
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