| Description | Headed 'A list of the Royal Society'. Consisting of an alphabetical record of all Fellows, in columns, with members of the aristocracy in upper case. The left hand column contains 'The Present Council', headed by the President, Sir Isaac Newton. The right hand column contains a list of other [non-British] nationalities [Foreign Members], and brief notes on their locations. With notes on the continuation of existing Council Members and the election of new Council Members on 30 November 1717 to serve in the ensuing year. |