The Royal Society off London for the Improvement off Natural Knowledge of London, known under the name of Royal Society , or royal Company of London , is an institution intended for the promotion of sciences, founded in 1660. It is the equivalent of the Academy of Science in France. The Royal Irish Academy , founded in 1782, is affiliated for him.

The Royal Society off Edinburgh , or royal Company of Edinburgh , founded in 1783, is an independent Scottish institution.

Famous members

Very many scientists contributed to the creation and the rise of Royal Society. It counts among the founding members Robert Boyle, John Evelyn, Robert Hooke, William Petty, John Wallis, John Wilkins, Thomas Willis and Christopher Wren. Isaac Newton presented his theory of optics to it before becoming about it later the president.

By its currency, Nullius in verba , Royal Society affirms its will to establish the truth in the scientific discipline without resorting to the authority and while being based exclusively on the experiment. Although this intention appears obvious nowadays, the philosophical bases of Royal Society deviate radically from those which one observes for example in the Scolastique, where the scientific truth was founded on deductive logic in agreement with divine Providence and the support of the old authorities like Aristote. Thus, Thomas Bayes was the first to present a theorem in front of the company.

Selective list presidents

See also the complete listing of the Presidents of Royal Society

Chronology

  • Years 1640: First informal meetings
  • 1660: Foundation on November 28th with Gresham College
  • 1661: The name of Royal Society appears for the first time printed, and the library receives its first books.
  • 1662 : The royal charter authorizes Royal Society to publish books
  • 1663: A second royal charter is granted to Royal Society
  • 1665: First publication of the Philosophical Transactions
  • 1666: The Grand fire of London obliges Royal Society to move in Arundel House
  • 1669: Third royal charter; the proposal to make Chelsea College the seat of Royal Society is disallowed to build in the place the Chelsea Hospital
  • 1673: Return to Gresham College * 1710: Royal Society buys its seat with Short Crane
  • 1780: Removal on the site of Somerset House provided by the crown * 1847: Change of the selection criteria to make sure that the future members will be elected exclusively on the basis of their scientific merit
  • 1850: First subsidy of £1,000 of the British Parliament to help the scientists in their research and to buy equipment
  • 1857: Removal with Burlington House in the district of Piccadilly
  • 1967: Removal with its current head office of Carlton House Terrace

Medals

These medals reward each year (or all both or three years following the medal) for research covering all the fields of science. They are ten:

  • Medal Buchanan, created in 1897 - medical sciences
  • Medal Copley, created in 1731 - all branches of science
  • Medal Darwin, created in 1890 - biological sciences on which Darwin worked
  • Davy Médaille, created in 1877 - chemical sciences
  • Médaille Gabor, created in 1989 - life sciences: molecular biology and genetic engineering
  • Medal Hughes, created in 1902 - physical sciences: electricity and magnetism
  • Medal Leverhulme, created in 1960 - chemistry pure and applied
  • Royal Medal, created 1826 - natural science and applied
  • Medal Rumford, created in 1800 - properties optics and thermics of the matter
  • Medal Sylvester, created in 1901 - mathematical research

See too

External bonds

  • Official site
  • Site of Royal Society of Edinburgh
  • Site of Royal Irish Academy

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