History of the Royal Society - With Memoirs of the Presidents

A history of the Royal Society originally published in 1848, including biographies of famous presidents including Pepys, Newton and Banks. This history of the Royal Society from its beginnings in the seventeenth century to 1830 was originally published in 1848. Volume 1 covers the period to 1755, describing the society's origins and key moments in its development. It also contains biographies of presidents including Samuel Pepys and Isaac Newton. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. State of literature and science in Europe during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries; 2. Origin of Royal Society involved in some obscurity; 3. The Restoration favourable to the establishment of a philosophical society; 4. Large proportion of physicians amongst the early members of the Society; 5. Early labours of the Society; 6. Memoir of Lord Brouncker; 7. Evelyn's designs for the Society's armorial bearings; 8. Sorbière's account of his visit to the Society; 9. Committee concerning Chelsea College; 10. Memoir of Sir J. Williamson; 11. Memoir of Samuel Pepys; 12. Memoir of Lord Pembroke; 13. Memoir of Lord Somers; 14. Memoir of Sir Isaac Newton; 15. House occupied by the Society in Crane Court; 16. Impetus given to the study of meteorology; 17. Memoir of Martin Folkes.

Product details

• Authors: Charles Richard Weld, Weld Charles Richard
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.05.2011
• EAN: 9781108028172
• ISBN: 978-1-108-02817-2
• No. of pages: 556
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Physical Sciences; A History of the Royal Society 2 Volume Paperback Set
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Society; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, SCIENCE / History, History of Science, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Institutions and learned societies: general, Institutions & learned societies: general