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… In the spaces of Gresham College, and later Crane Court, a wide range of individuals came together to witness experiments and discourse on matters arising from external correspondence. These social activities were integral to the … to the Royal Society statues, these meetings were 'to order, take account, consider, and discourse on philosophical experiments and observations; to read, to hear, and discourse upon letters, reports and other papers containing philosophical matters.’ 4 As Curator of Experiment, Robert Hooke was expected to prepare three to four experiments for discussion at each meeting. In their first four decades, meetings took place most weeks, with an average …
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