{"product_id":"the-royal-society-1660-1940-a-history-of-its-administration-under-its-charters-paperback-9781107492813","title":"The Royal Society, 1660–1940; A History of its Administration under its Charters (Paperback \/ softback) 9781107492813","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Royal Society, 1660–1940\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA History of its Administration under its Charters\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book is an administrative history of the Royal Society, written by its Treasurer Sir Henry Lyons (1864–1944).\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHenry Lyons (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107492813, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 12 March 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e366 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.4 x 15.6 x 1.9 cm, 0.51 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\"\u003eSir Henry Lyons (1864–1944) was the Director of the Science Museum and the Treasurer of the Royal Society in London. He began researching this administrative history of the Society in 1940, and managed to complete it shortly before his death from ill health. In it, he reviews the way in which the Society's council governed its affairs during the two and a half centuries in which it gained its reputation in the scientific world. A brief bibliography is supplied at the end of every chapter. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of science and the creation and continuation of the Royal Society.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eNote by the President of the Royal Society\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. The invisible college: before 1660\u003cbr\u003e 2. The founding of the Society: 1660–70\u003cbr\u003e 3. The difficult years: 1671–1700\u003cbr\u003e 4. Sir Isaac Newton and Sir Hans Sloane: 1701–40\u003cbr\u003e 5. A growing administration: 1741–78\u003cbr\u003e 6. Sir Joseph Banks: 1778–1820\u003cbr\u003e 7. The scientific revolt: 1820–60\u003cbr\u003e 8. A scientific society: 1861–1900\u003cbr\u003e 9. Research: 1901–40\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 1. The second charter, 22 April 1663\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 2. Statistical tables\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 3. Average number of ordinary fellows and of foreign members for each five-year period between 1665 and 1940 (with diagram)\u003cbr\u003e Index.\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":46265751372056,"sku":"9781107492813","price":35.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107492813i_4bd9ebc6-bb86-480a-9602-2ff30760deb7.jpg?v=1696754739","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-royal-society-1660-1940-a-history-of-its-administration-under-its-charters-paperback-9781107492813","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}