Institutions and Dissent: Historical Geology in the Early Royal Society

Teorie Vědy / Theory of Science 36 (2):126-153 (2014)
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The paper aims to ques- tion the traditional view of the early Royal Society of London, the oldest scientific institution in continuous existence. According to that view, the institutional life of the Society in the early decades of activity was characterized by a strictly Baconian methodology. But the re- construction of the discussions about fossils and natural history within the Society shows that this monolithic image is far from being correct. Despite the persistent reference to the Baconian Solomon House, the Society did not impose or support a common programme of research in the field of the natural history of the Earth.

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The Nature of the Early Royal Society: Part I.K. Theodore Hoppen - 1976 - British Journal for the History of Science 9 (1):1-24.
The Nature of the Early Royal Society Part II.K. Theodore Hoppen - 1976 - British Journal for the History of Science 9 (3):243-273.

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