The Royal Society: And the Invention of Modern Science
by Adrian Tinniswood
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"Historian Adrian Tinniswood recounts the founding and history of the Royal Society, created and devoted to advancing knowledge through experimentation. The 8,000 fellows elected to the Society since its founding in London in 1662 include all of the scientific leading lights of the last four centuries, including Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Tim Berners-Lee, and Stephen Hawking"--Tags
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themulhern One should think of "The Royal Society" as a sort of moderately informative appendix to David Wootton's book.
themulhern Both books are in at the creation of The Royal Society.
The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science by Richard Holmes
themulhern Joseph Banks was president of the Royal Society around 40 years, all of which are covered in "Age of Wonder".
themulhern "Chasing Venus" is about expeditions to observe the Transit of Venus which were partially funded by the Royal Society.
themulhern I think that like all institutions in the UK the Royal Society has deviated from its original purpose to an extraordinary extents. Bill Bryson's essays are kind of a celebration of the ideal Royal Society, Tinniswood's book is, not intentionally, something of a depressing expose.
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So short that it is a bit trivial. There are some good quotations and Robert Boyle's letter about the luminescent lump of veal found in his cellar, which is included in the Appendix, is great.
It rather helps to know about the events alluded to already. With enough background, the cursory descriptions in this book make sense.
It looks like, along with everything else in England, The Royal Society has degenerated into a bureaucracy which still uses the same name the former institution did.
It rather helps to know about the events alluded to already. With enough background, the cursory descriptions in this book make sense.
It looks like, along with everything else in England, The Royal Society has degenerated into a bureaucracy which still uses the same name the former institution did.
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History: England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales
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Adrian Tinniswood has worked for Britain's leading heritage organization., the National Trust, as an author, editor, and educational consultant for 15 years. He lives in Bath, England.
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- Original publication date
- 2019-06
- Dedication
- For Lucy, with thanks
- First words
- Prelude: Imagine a universe in which the sun revolved around the earth.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Nullius in verba: Take no one's word for it.
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