Science in the Making

25 April 2018 by Louisiane Ferlier

  A new way to explore and engage with the history of scientific publishing Today we are launching Science in…

Art and ritual

10 July 2017 by Camilla Mørk Røstvik

Most people who have dabbled in art history have come across Sir Ernst Gombrich OM (1909-2001). The Austrian-born art historian, who…

The lesser-spotted physicist

24 January 2017 by Julie McDougall-Waters

The history of the Royal Society is full of famous men and women of science, but every so often we…

Mocking your elders

4 May 2016 by Noah Moxham

Recently I found myself trawling through the minute-books of the Royal Society’s Committee of Papers. This was the body responsible…

Opening envelopes

22 April 2016 by Keith Moore

High over a tranquil English landscape, a life-or-death struggle is taking place. A balloon is locked into a stratospheric rise,…