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The History of the Royal Society of London for the Improving of Natural Knowledge, 1667...

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The History of the Royal Society of London for the Improving of Natural Knowledge, 1667 (engraving)
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Sprat, Thomas (1635-1713) / English
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Royal Collection Trust
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engraving
Date
1667 AD (C17th AD)
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23.7 x 18.6 x 4.5 cms
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The Royal Society was founded in 1660 by a group of natural philosophers who had met originally in the mid-1640s to discuss the ideas of Francis Bacon. They decided to found a ‘Colledge for the Promoting of Physico-Mathematicall Experimentall Learning’ and in 1661 received the royal patronage of Charles II. A Royal Charter followed in 1662. In 1663 the Royal Society began considering the publication of a history of the society in order to broadcast their intentions to a wider audience.

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