The Royal Society
Auteur : Sir Harold Hartley
Date de publication : 1960
Éditeur : Royal Society
Nombre de pages : 275
Résumé du livre
The Royal Society is the oldest scientific society now in existence, having found its first patron in King Charles II . The Society was founded in 1660 by a select group of progressive men determined to found a body for the investigation and encouragement of experimental science and study. This book examines that founding and those founders.