The Great Experiment: the Early Evolution of the Royal Society
The Royal Society’s Centre for History of Science is pleased to present our first major public lecture in our newly-refurbished space. The event may be of interest to list members, colleagues, and students – please forward this message to those who might like to attend.
‘The Great Experiment: the Early Evolution of the Royal Society’
Professor Michael Hunter, Birkbeck
6pm, Wednesday 8 September 2010
The Royal Society, 6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London
Within a few years of its foundation, the Royal Society acquired a crucial institutional role in organising and arbitrating scientific research. Yet what has often been overlooked is the element of evolution – even of trial and error – in the Society’s development in its earliest years. This talk will explore the sometimes painful process by which the Society’s founders discovered what functions this novel body could most usefully serve.
The lecture is free to attend but reservations are required; please contact us on 020 74512597 or email library@royalsociety.org.
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