Qualla: Royal Society https://qualla.com/royal-society en-us © 2026 Bendyline Wed, 08 Jul 2026 02:40:15 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_m/g/c/p/v/royal-society-wp/hero-small.webp Qualla: Royal Society https://qualla.com/royal-society Royal Society: Introduction https://qualla.com/royal-society/ Photo credit Copyright Kaihsu Tai, CC BY 2.5. On 28 November 1660, twelve natural philosophers gathered at Gresham College in London and decided to form a society for the promoting of "Physico-Mathematicall Experimentall Learning." Among them were Christopher Wren, Robert Boyle, and John Wilkins. The king approved of the gatherings. A royal charter followed in 1662, then another in 1663. The society they founded became the Royal Society — the oldest continuously existing scientific academy in the world, still operating today from Carlton House Terrace, still electing fellows by secret ballot, still publishing journals that trace their lineage to 1665.

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]]> Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/g/c/p/v/royal-society-wp/gcpv-royal-society-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Royal Society: The Invisible College Becomes Visible https://qualla.com/royal-society/ Photo credit Edward Armitage, Public domain. Before the Royal Society had a name or a charter, Robert Boyle was writing to friends about "our invisible college" — a network of experimenters sharing ideas across the Republic of Letters. The society grew from these informal exchanges, from meetings at Gresham College in Londo...

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]]> Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/g/c/p/v/royal-society-wp/gcpv-royal-society-the-invisible-college-becomes-visible.mp3 0:06 2 full Royal Society: Newton's Tenure and Its Complications https://qualla.com/royal-society/ Photo credit George Chinnery, Public domain. Isaac Newton served as president of the Royal Society from 1703 until his death in 1727 — nearly a quarter century. Under his presidency, the society's reputation grew substantially, and the number of fellows increased from 110 to roughly 300 by 1739. But Newton was not above usi...

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]]> Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/g/c/p/v/royal-society-wp/gcpv-royal-society-newtons-tenure-and-its-complications.mp3 0:06 3 full Royal Society: The First Scientific Journal and Peer Review https://qualla.com/royal-society/ Photo credit Henry Oldenburg, CC BY 4.0. In 1665, the society launched Philosophical Transactions — the world's first journal exclusively devoted to science. Its founding editor was Henry Oldenburg, the society's first secretary. The process of having submitted papers reviewed by other experts before publication was for...

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