Scientists and Amateurs: A History of the Royal Society

Table of contents

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• Title Page iii
• Preface vii
• Contents xi
• Illustrations xiii
• 1 - Contrasts in Centuries 1
• 2 - The Dreamers 8
• 3 - The Virtuosi 26
• 4 - The Founding of the Royal Society 46
• 5 - Early Opposition to the Royal Society 70
• 6 - The Critical Years 97
• 7 - Stability 116
• 8 - Targets for Satire 133
• 9 - Contacts Overseas 147
• 10 - Conservatism 161
• 11 - Expansion Versus Tradition 179
• 12 - Unhappy Years 197

• Title Page iii
• Preface vii
• Contents xi
• Illustrations xiii
• 1 - Contrasts in Centuries 1
• 2 - The Dreamers 8
• 3 - The Virtuosi 26
• 4 - The Founding of the Royal Society 46
• 5 - Early Opposition to the Royal Society 70
• 6 - The Critical Years 97
• 7 - Stability 116
• 8 - Targets for Satire 133
• 9 - Contacts Overseas 147
• 10 - Conservatism 161
• 11 - Expansion Versus Tradition 179
• 12 - Unhappy Years 197
• 13 - New Growth 220
• 14 - The Royal Society in Recent Years 236
• Bibliography and Sources 251
• Index 263