Also known as the Royal Society of London (for the Improvement of Natural Knowledge). A learned society for science, granted a royal charter by King Charles II. Wren was a founding member. The Society first met at Gresham College. In 1710 it moved into its own home in two houses in Crane Court. In 1780 it moved into Somerset House, along with a number of other learned societies, and in 1967 it moved to its current location in Carlton House Terrace. Invested in the slave trade.
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Royal Society
The Society's own website says "Meeting nights were indicated by a lamp hung ...
To the memory of Sir Hans Sloane, Bart. President of the Royal Society and of...
William Tierney Clark 1783 - 1852 {Beneath Clark's portrait and a representat...
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Royal Society
We 'discovered' this lost plaque while researching Sir Frederick Hopkins. Fr...
Formed in New York City by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, Henry Steel Olcott, William Quan Judge and others. The society's initial objective was the study of Occultism, the Cabala and Eastern religions...
The only reference we could find to this society was on the website of the National Churchill Museum which has some documents in its 'Environics Collection' which is about how St Mary the Virgin Al...
Founded to focus attention on the historic environment of the borough and to record, preserve and enhance its historic buildings.
An appellation used on plaques erected by Sexual Avengers commemorating sites of gay events/interest.
Medical practitioner and biologist. Born Innes Hope Pearse in Purley, Surrey. She worked on thyroid research at the Royal Free Hospital, with George Scott Williamson who she later married. Together...
