Remembering James Petiver

27 March 2018 by Richard Coulton

On Thursday 10 April 1718 a funeral procession of some splendour wound its short but stately route through the City…

Tahitian tears

1 August 2017 by Rupert Baker

In September this year, the Royal Society is hosting an international conference looking at the career and influence of Sir…

The paper chase

22 May 2015 by Anna Marie Roos

When we think of notebooks and science, the modern hardbound and gridded laboratory journal comes to mind. These little volumes…

Making the first scientific journal

2 December 2014 by Julie McDougall-Waters

Today the Royal Society opens an exhibition to celebrate the earliest and longest-running scientific journal in the world. Entitled ‘The…

Newton conference and Christmas closure dates

5 December 2013 by Rupert Baker

A quick reminder of our forthcoming history of science conference at the Royal Society, ‘A great variety of admirable discoverys:…