Head for the Hills

14 April 2020 by Ellen Embleton

The first portraits were presented to the Royal Society in the 1680s, and since then our collection has grown to…

A plaque for Papin

10 March 2020 by Rupert Baker

What’s the link between the Royal Society, pressure cookers, a village in central France, and St Bride’s Church in London…

Red letter day

4 February 2020 by Vanessa Knight

A reason to rejoice for the Royal Society’s archive team this February: every item in the New Letter Book series…

Busy New Year

7 January 2020 by Rupert Baker

A happy 2020 from the Royal Society Library staff. We hope you all had an excellent festive season and have…

Autumn activities

17 September 2019 by Rupert Baker

It’s our tenth Open House weekend! We first took part in Open House London in 2010, to mark the Royal…