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Oldest scientific academy in the world. Officially founded 28 November 1660. Among the 12 founding fathers there were Sir Christopher Wren, Robert Boyle, John Wilkins and Sir Robert Moray. Granted a Royal Charter in 1662.

Before November 1660, a group of scientists had met in the "Invisible College" at Oxford in order to discuss Francis Bacon's theories. Later on, the group moved to Gresham College in London.

The members of the Royal Society met weekly and watched experiments. New members had to be elected in order to be allowed to become part of the Society and they had to pay for their membership. Only in 1850, the government set up a grant system in order to support the scientific academy. Nevertheless, the Royal Society has always been eager to keep its autonomy in scientific research.

The Royal Society consists of Fellows and Foreign Members and therefore boasts many famous members and nobel prize winners. Amongst their present and past members there are the inevitably ubiquitous Samuel Pepys, Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Ernest Rutherford, Albert Einstein, Dorothy Hodgkin, Francis Crick, James Watson and Stephen Hawking, for example.

Nowadays the Royal Society can be found in Carlton House Terrace in London, where they moved in 1967.

Sources

Weld, Charles Richard. A History of the Royal Society: With Memoirs of the Presidents. 2 vols. Reprint (1st ed. 1848). Bristol: Thoemmes, 2000.
The Royal Society http://www.royalsociety.org

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-The Royal Society is the oldest scientific academy in the world. Although its precise origins remain obscure, the official founding date is 28 November 1660. Among the 12 founding fathers there were Sir [[Christopher Wren]], [[Robert Boyle]], John Wilkins and Sir Robert Moray.
+Oldest scientific academy in the world. Officially founded 28 November 1660. Among the 12 founding fathers there were Sir [[Christopher Wren]], [[Robert Boyle]], John Wilkins and Sir Robert Moray. Granted a Royal Charter in 1662.
-Before November 1660, a group of scientists had met in the "invisible college" in Oxford in order to discuss [[Francis Bacon]]'s theories. Later on, the group moved to Gresham College in London. It was granted a Royal Charter in 1662.
+Before November 1660, a group of scientists had met in the "Invisible College" at Oxford in order to discuss [[Francis Bacon]]'s theories. Later on, the group moved to Gresham College in London.
 The members of the Royal Society met weekly and watched experiments. New members had to be elected in order to be allowed to become part of the Society and they had to pay for their membership. Only in 1850, the government set up a grant system in order to support the scientific academy. Nevertheless, the Royal Society has always been eager to keep its autonomy in scientific research.
-The Royal Society consists of Fellows and Foreign Members and therefore boasts many famous members and nobel prize winners. Amongst their present and past members there are [[Isaac Newton]], [[Charles Darwin]], Ernest Rutherford, [[Albert Einstein]], Dorothy Hodgkin, Francis Crick, James Watson and Stephen Hawking, for example.
+The Royal Society consists of Fellows and Foreign Members and therefore boasts many famous members and nobel prize winners. Amongst their present and past members there are the inevitably ubiquitous [[Samuel Pepys]], [[Isaac Newton]], [[Charles Darwin]], Ernest Rutherford, [[Albert Einstein]], Dorothy Hodgkin, Francis Crick, James Watson and Stephen Hawking, for example.
 Nowadays the Royal Society can be found in Carlton House Terrace in London, where they moved in 1967.