1. THE ROYAL SOCIETY

2. COVERED TOPICS 1.The Royal Society’s origins 2.Francis Bacon 3.Robert Boyle 4.Isaac Newton 5.Robert Hooke 6.John Wallis 7.Christopher Wren 8.The Royal Society today

3. THE ROYAL SOCIETY’S ORIGINS Royal Charter Royal Society Research Culture Clergy

4. THE ROYAL SOCIETY’S ORIGINS “Nullius in verba” According to the words of no one Do not recognize authorities

5. FRANCIS BACON Chancellor of British Kingdom Accused of corruption

6. FRANCIS BACON Encyclopaedia To spread knowledge

7. FRANCIS BACON Novum Organon Logic New Atlantis Utopian place

8. ROBERT BOYLE Robert Boyle Scientist inventorOptical microscope Cells’ discoveryPhysicalPerfect gas

9. ROBERT BOYLE “Sceptical Chemist” Criticism to Aristotelian theory “Nullius in verba”

10. ISAAC NEWTON “Mathematical principles of natural philosophy” End of Scientific Revolution Importance of mathematics Laws of motion Universal gravitation Heliocentrism

11. ROBERT HOOKE Outweighed in the culture Assistant of Robert Boyle Curator of Experiments

12. ROBERT HOOKE Micrographia Wave theory of light

13. JOHN WALLIS Mathematician Calculus Geometry Trigonometry

14. JOHN WALLIS “Arithmetica Infinitorum” His main work Standard notations for powers Quadrature of curve Conical Logic Continued fractions Cycloid

15. CHRISTOPHER WREN Architect Reconstruction of London Application of Neoclassicism models

16. THE ROYAL SOCIETY TODAY 1850 1873 1954 2009 Economic help Residence in Burlington House International Geophysical year Archives opened to everyone

17. THE ROYAL SOCIETY 4^B A.S. 2013-2014 Menean, Morelli, Rossi, Zannier’s Group Assignment