Royal Society [ Institutions / Clubs & Societies ]
… Résumé Founded in 1660, the Royal Society is the world’s oldest scientific institution. In the long eighteenth century, fellows dedicated themselves to understanding the causes of natural and artificial phenomena, but the activities that … of experimental knowledge-making. Places > Institutions Places > Clubs & Societies Mots-clés Civility Cosmopolitanism Fellowship France Gentleman Science On 28 November 1660, the first Royal Society meeting took place at Gresham College … decades, meetings took place most weeks, with an average of 37 per year, and lasted between one and two hours. However, fellows were sometimes accused of coming to meetings ‘only as to a play to amuse themselves for an hour or so’ (Hunter, …
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