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The Royal Society: Concept and Creation
By Margery Purver
To Be Published June 1st 2013 by Routledge – 268 pages
Series: Routledge Library Editions: History & Philosophy of Science
Description
Originally published in 1967. The origin of the Royal Society has long been obscured by baffling discrepancies in the evidence. This volume investigates its underlying purpose and creation, at the same time uncovering the real nature of its debt to Francis Bacon and its role in the scientific revolution of the seventeenth century.
Contents
Part One: 1. The Validity and Significance of Sprat’s History as a Source. 2 A New System of Natural Philosophy I Francis Bacon . 3 A New System of Natural Philosophy II The Royal Society. 4The Oxford Experimental Science Club. 5 Establishment as a Royal Foundation. 6 The Religious Policy of the Royal Society. Part Two:1. John Wallis’s Accounts of the Origin of the Royal Society. 2 The Royal Society and Gresham College. 3 The Invisible College. 4 The Royal Society and "Pansophia". Conclusion
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Name: The Royal Society: Concept and Creation (Paperback) – Routledge
Description: By Margery Purver. Originally published in 1967. The origin of the Royal Society has long been obscured by baffling discrepancies in the evidence. This volume investigates its underlying purpose and creation, at the same time uncovering the real nature of its debt to...
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