{"product_id":"a-history-of-the-royal-society-with-memoirs-of-the-presidents-paperback-9781108028172","title":"A History of the Royal Society; With Memoirs of the Presidents (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108028172","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA History of the Royal Society\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eWith Memoirs of the Presidents\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA history of the Royal Society originally published in 1848, including biographies of famous presidents including Pepys, Newton and Banks.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCharles Richard Weld (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108028172, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 19 May 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e556 pages, 9 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 3.1 cm, 0.7 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe Royal Society has been dedicated to scientific inquiry since the seventeenth century and has seen a long line of illustrious scientists and thinkers among its fellowship. The society's Assistant Secretary and Librarian, Charles Richard Weld (1813–1869), spent four years writing this two-volume History of the Royal Society, published in 1848, which also includes illustrations by his wife, Anne. Weld's aim was to document the 'rise, progress, and constitution' of the society. He charts how the informal meetings of like-minded men engaged in scientific pursuits in the mid-1600s developed into a prestigious society that by 1830 counted as one of the world's most influential scientific institutions. Volume 1 covers the period to 1755, describing the society's origins and key moments in its growth, with a focus on its governance, benefactors and organisation. It also contains biographies of presidents including Samuel Pepys and Isaac Newton.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. State of literature and science in Europe during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries\u003cbr\u003e 2. Origin of Royal Society involved in some obscurity\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Restoration favourable to the establishment of a philosophical society\u003cbr\u003e 4. Large proportion of physicians amongst the early members of the Society\u003cbr\u003e 5. Early labours of the Society\u003cbr\u003e 6. Memoir of Lord Brouncker\u003cbr\u003e 7. Evelyn's designs for the Society's armorial bearings\u003cbr\u003e 8. Sorbière's account of his visit to the Society\u003cbr\u003e 9. Committee concerning Chelsea College\u003cbr\u003e 10. Memoir of Sir J. Williamson\u003cbr\u003e 11. Memoir of Samuel Pepys\u003cbr\u003e 12. Memoir of Lord Pembroke\u003cbr\u003e 13. Memoir of Lord Somers\u003cbr\u003e 14. Memoir of Sir Isaac Newton\u003cbr\u003e 15. House occupied by the Society in Crane Court\u003cbr\u003e 16. Impetus given to the study of meteorology\u003cbr\u003e 17. Memoir of Martin Folkes.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: British \u0026amp; Irish history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on British \u0026amp; Irish history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22British%20\u0026amp;%20Irish%20history%20%5BHBJD1%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD1\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266015645976,"sku":"9781108028172","price":43.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108028172i_05eb0a49-314e-4142-b428-bf5a95b2cdd8.jpg?v=1694873483","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-history-of-the-royal-society-with-memoirs-of-the-presidents-paperback-9781108028172","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}