The Collector Earl

26 November 2019 by Vanessa Knight

One of the perks of cataloguing a collection like the Royal Society’s is that you can follow items, and their…

In the margins

13 August 2019 by Louisiane Ferlier

In a previous blogpost, I described my semi-successful hunt through the records of the Royal Society for a chameleon owned…

The Royal Society and the Fire

2 September 2016 by Joanna Corden

Today is the 350th anniversary of the start of the Great Fire of London in Pudding Lane, one of the…

War and planets

7 June 2016 by Karl Galle

Astronomical tables hold a decidedly unglamorous place in the history of science. With hundreds of pages covered in nothing but…

Shelves full of Treasures

22 December 2011 by Felicity Henderson

Our latest history of science exhibition opened earlier in December: ‘Treasures of the Royal Society Library’ celebrates the Library’s 350th…