Henry Oldenburg (and the Philosophical Transactions) [ Science ]
… involved with the Royal Society. Although he was not present at the founding meeting, 1 which took place at Gresham College on 28 November 1660, his name was on a list of forty prospective members. He accepted the invitation and … Boyle’s influence, Oldenburg was introduced to the group of experimental scientists who met in Wilkins’s rooms in Wadham College. This was the group which would later be instrumental in the creation of the Royal Society, and it was …
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