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Royal Society (Great Britain)

Founded in the 1660s, this historic scientific society helped shape the modern exchange of ideas through meetings, experiments, and publishing. Its records open a window onto centuries of discovery, debate, and curiosity.

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Miscellanea Curiosa, Vol. 3 containing a collection of curious travels, voyages, and natural histories of countries as they have been delivered in to the Royal Society

Miscellanea Curiosa, Vol. 3 containing a collection of curious travels, voyages, and natural histories of countries as they have been delivered in to the Royal Society

by Royal Society (Great Britain)

Philosophical transactions, Vol. L. Part I. For the year 1757. Giving some account of the present undertakings, studies, and labours, of the ingenious, in many considerable parts of the world.

Philosophical transactions, Vol. L. Part I. For the year 1757. Giving some account of the present undertakings, studies, and labours, of the ingenious, in many considerable parts of the world.

by Various Authors, Royal Society (Great Britain)

Philosophical transactions, Vol. L. Part II. For the year 1758. Giving some account of the present undertakings, studies, and labours, of the ingenious, in many considerable parts of the world.

Philosophical transactions, Vol. L. Part II. For the year 1758. Giving some account of the present undertakings, studies, and labours, of the ingenious, in many considerable parts of the world.

by Various Authors, Royal Society (Great Britain)

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The Royal Society is the United Kingdom's national academy of sciences, formally founded in 1660 and granted a royal charter in 1662. From its early years, it became a central meeting place for natural philosophers and scientists, and it is closely linked with the motto Nullius in verba—a phrase often understood as a commitment to testing ideas rather than simply accepting authority.

It is also known for publishing some of the earliest scientific journals, including Philosophical Transactions, first issued in 1665. Over the centuries, fellows of the Society have included major figures such as Isaac Newton, J. J. Thomson, and Stephen Hawking, reflecting its long influence on scientific life in Britain and beyond.

For listeners exploring older scientific or historical works connected to the Royal Society, the name points not to a single individual author but to an institution with a remarkably long story. In catalog terms, it often appears as the corporate author behind proceedings, reports, and collections that grew out of the Society's role in promoting scientific research and communication.