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Expand 1 - Archived papers: volume 1, scientific papers submitted to the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, authors A to C1 - Archived papers: volume 1, scientific papers submitted to the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, authors A to C
Expand 2 - Archived papers: volume 2, scientific papers submitted to the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, authors D to K2 - Archived papers: volume 2, scientific papers submitted to the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, authors D to K
Expand 3 - Archived papers: volume 3, scientific papers submitted to the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, authors L to W3 - Archived papers: volume 3, scientific papers submitted to the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, authors L to W
Expand 4 - Archived papers: volume 4, scientific papers submitted to the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1762-17804 - Archived papers: volume 4, scientific papers submitted to the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1762-1780
Expand 5 - Archived papers: volume 5, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1779-17875 - Archived papers: volume 5, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1779-1787
Expand 6 - Archived papers: volume 6, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1788-17986 - Archived papers: volume 6, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1788-1798
Expand 7 - Archived papers: volume 7, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1787-18117 - Archived papers: volume 7, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1787-1811
Expand 8 - Archived papers: volume 8, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1809-1816 and 18318 - Archived papers: volume 8, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1809-1816 and 1831
Expand 8A - Archived papers: volume 8A, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1813-18198A - Archived papers: volume 8A, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1813-1819
Expand 9 - Archived papers: volume 9, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1817-18219 - Archived papers: volume 9, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1817-1821
Expand 10 - Archived papers: volume 10, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1820-183810 - Archived papers: volume 10, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1820-1838
Expand 11 - Archived papers: volume 11, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1822-182511 - Archived papers: volume 11, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1822-1825
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Expand 13 - Archived papers: volume 13, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1827-182913 - Archived papers: volume 13, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1827-1829
Expand 14 - Archived papers: volume 14, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 183014 - Archived papers: volume 14, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1830
Expand 15 - Archived papers: volume 15, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1831-183215 - Archived papers: volume 15, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1831-1832
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Expand 25 - Archived papers: volume 25, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1841-184325 - Archived papers: volume 25, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1841-1843
Expand 26 - Archived papers: volume 26, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1842-184326 - Archived papers: volume 26, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1842-1843
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Expand 1 - Unpublished paper, 'On the measurement of distances by the telescope' by Edmund Bowman1 - Unpublished paper, 'On the measurement of distances by the telescope' by Edmund Bowman
2 - Unpublished paper, 'On the action of the Sun's rays on lithic acid' by John Davy
3 - Letter, 'An account of a large and remarkably luminous spot in the sea with remarks on the water taken thence' from Lieutenant Manley Dixon to Samuel Hunter Christie
4 - Unpublished letter, 'An account of a slight shock of an earthquake felt in the Channel Islands' from Elliott Hoskins to Peter Mark Roget
Expand 5 - Unpublished paper, 'On the changes of temperature produced by rarefaction and condensation of air' by James Prescott Joule5 - Unpublished paper, 'On the changes of temperature produced by rarefaction and condensation of air' by James Prescott Joule
Expand 6 - Unpublished paper, 'An account of observations of the total eclipse of the Sun on the 21 December 1843' by J O E Ludlow6 - Unpublished paper, 'An account of observations of the total eclipse of the Sun on the 21 December 1843' by J O E Ludlow
7 - Unpublished paper, 'Some further observations and experiments illustrative of the cause of the ascent, and continued motion of the sap, in continuation of a paper presented to the Royal Society in November 1842' by George Rainey
8 - Unpublished paper, 'Experimental evidence in support of the secretion of carbon by animals' by Robert Rigg
Expand 9 - Unpublished paper, 'An account of some experiments exhibiting new instances of the absorbing power of steams; with a few remarks on the pulsation of jets' by G Robinson9 - Unpublished paper, 'An account of some experiments exhibiting new instances of the absorbing power of steams; with a few remarks on the pulsation of jets' by G Robinson
Expand 10 - Unpublished paper, regarding a description of a hydraulic press by William Rutherford10 - Unpublished paper, regarding a description of a hydraulic press by William Rutherford
Expand 11 - Unpublished paper, 'On the supposed properties of the electric and magnetic fluids' by W F [William Ford] Stevenson 11 - Unpublished paper, 'On the supposed properties of the electric and magnetic fluids' by W F [William Ford] Stevenson
Expand 12 - Unpublished letter, 'On the structure of the ultimate fibril of the muscle of animal life' from Erasmus Wilson to Peter Mark Roget12 - Unpublished letter, 'On the structure of the ultimate fibril of the muscle of animal life' from Erasmus Wilson to Peter Mark Roget
13 - Unpublished paper, 'On some peculiar modifications of the force of cohesion, with reference to the forms and structure of clouds, films and membranes' by William Addison
14 - Unpublished paper, 'On the resolution of numerical equations' by Joseph Ager
15 - Unpublished paper, 'Un remedio che supprina le guerre civili' by unknown author
Expand 16 - Unpublished paper, 'An account of a protracting pocket sextant' by Colonel Bainbridge16 - Unpublished paper, 'An account of a protracting pocket sextant' by Colonel Bainbridge
Expand 17 - Unpublished paper, 'Observations on an earthquake in Demerara [Guyana]' by Daniel Blair17 - Unpublished paper, 'Observations on an earthquake in Demerara [Guyana]' by Daniel Blair
Expand 18 - Unpublished paper, regarding a self-registering thermometer by Mansfield Harrison18 - Unpublished paper, regarding a self-registering thermometer by Mansfield Harrison
Expand 19 - Unpublished paper, 'On the connexion [sic] between the winds of the St Lawrence [Canada] and the movements of the barometer' by William Kelly19 - Unpublished paper, 'On the connexion [sic] between the winds of the St Lawrence [Canada] and the movements of the barometer' by William Kelly
20 - Unpublished paper, 'On the formation or secretion of alkaline and earthy bodies by animals' by Robert Rigg
21 - Unpublished letter, 'On ozone' from C F [Christina Friedrich] Schoenbein to Michael Faraday
22 - Unpublished letter, 'On a new bleaching principle produced by the slow combustion of the vapour ether in atmospheric air, and by the rapid combustion of bodies in a jet of hydrogen gas' from C F [Christian Friedrich] Schoenbein to Michael Faraday
23 - Unpublished paper, 'On the ashes of wheat' by William Sharp
Expand 24 - Unpublished letters, 'The theory of vision' from W F [William Ford] Stevenson to Samuel Hunter Christie 24 - Unpublished letters, 'The theory of vision' from W F [William Ford] Stevenson to Samuel Hunter Christie
25 - Unpublished paper, 'On a peculiar source of deterioration of the magnetic powers of steel bars' by William Sturgeon
Collapse 26 - Unpublished paper, 'Observations on the growth and development of the epidermis' by Erasmus Wilson26 - Unpublished paper, 'Observations on the growth and development of the epidermis' by Erasmus Wilson
27 - Unpublished letter, 'An account of compact aluminum [aluminium]' from Friedrich Wöhler to Thomas Graham
Expand 28 - Archived papers: volume 28, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1844-184628 - Archived papers: volume 28, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1844-1846
Expand 29 - Archived papers: volume 29, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1846-184829 - Archived papers: volume 29, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1846-1848
Expand 30 - Archived papers: volume 30, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1846-1848 and 184030 - Archived papers: volume 30, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1846-1848 and 1840
Expand 31 - Archived papers: volume 31, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1848-184931 - Archived papers: volume 31, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1848-1849
Expand 32 - Archived papers: volume 32, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1849-185032 - Archived papers: volume 32, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1849-1850
Expand 33 - Archived papers: volume 33, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1849-185233 - Archived papers: volume 33, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1849-1852
Expand 34 - Archived papers: volume 34, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1852-185434 - Archived papers: volume 34, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1852-1854
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Expand 38 - Archived papers: volume 38, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1855-185638 - Archived papers: volume 38, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1855-1856
Expand 39 - Archived papers: volume 39, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1856-185739 - Archived papers: volume 39, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1856-1857
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Expand 41 - Archived papers: volume 41, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 185841 - Archived papers: volume 41, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1858
Expand 42 - Archived papers: volume 42, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1858-185942 - Archived papers: volume 42, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1858-1859
Expand 43 - Archived papers: volume 43, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1859-186143 - Archived papers: volume 43, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1859-1861
Expand 44 - Archived papers: volume 44, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1861-186244 - Archived papers: volume 44, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1861-1862
Expand 45 - Archived papers: volume 45, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1862-186445 - Archived papers: volume 45, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1862-1864
Expand 46 - Archived papers: volume 46, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 186446 - Archived papers: volume 46, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1864
Expand 47 - Archived papers: volume 47, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1864-186547 - Archived papers: volume 47, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1864-1865
Expand 48 - Archived papers: volume 48, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1865-186648 - Archived papers: volume 48, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1865-1866
Expand 49 - Archived papers: volume 49, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 186749 - Archived papers: volume 49, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1867
Expand 50 - Archived papers: volume 50, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 186850 - Archived papers: volume 50, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1868
Expand 51 - Archived papers: volume 51, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1868-186951 - Archived papers: volume 51, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1868-1869
Expand 52 - Archived papers: volume 52, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1869-187052 - Archived papers: volume 52, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1869-1870
Expand 53 - Archived papers: volume 53, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1870-187153 - Archived papers: volume 53, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1870-1871
Expand 54 - Archived papers: volume 54, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1867, 1871-187254 - Archived papers: volume 54, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1867, 1871-1872
Expand 55 - Archived papers: volume 55, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1871-187355 - Archived papers: volume 55, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1871-1873
Expand 56 - Archived papers: volume 56, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 187456 - Archived papers: volume 56, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1874
Expand 57 - Archived papers: volume 57, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1874-187557 - Archived papers: volume 57, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1874-1875
Expand 58 - Archived papers: volume 58, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1873-187758 - Archived papers: volume 58, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1873-1877
Expand 59 - Archived papers: volume 59, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1876-187759 - Archived papers: volume 59, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1876-1877
Expand 60 - Archived papers: volume 60, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1877-187960 - Archived papers: volume 60, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1877-1879
Expand 61 - Archived papers: volume 61, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1880-188261 - Archived papers: volume 61, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1880-1882
Expand 62 - Archived papers: volume 62, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1882-188362 - Archived papers: volume 62, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1882-1883
Expand 63 - Archived papers: volume 63, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1881-188563 - Archived papers: volume 63, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1881-1885
Expand 64 - Archived papers: volume 64, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1886-188764 - Archived papers: volume 64, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1886-1887
Expand 65 - Archived papers: volume 65, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1887-188865 - Archived papers: volume 65, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1887-1888
Expand 66 - Archived papers: volume 66, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1888-189066 - Archived papers: volume 66, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1888-1890
Expand 67 - Archived papers: volume 67, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1890-189167 - Archived papers: volume 67, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1890-1891
Expand 68 - Archived papers: volume 68, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1891-189268 - Archived papers: volume 68, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1891-1892
Expand 69 - Archived papers: volume 69, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1892-189369 - Archived papers: volume 69, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1892-1893
Expand 70 - Archived papers: volume 70, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1891-189470 - Archived papers: volume 70, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1891-1894
Expand 71 - Archived papers: volume 71, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1894-189571 - Archived papers: volume 71, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1894-1895
Expand 72 - Archived papers: volume 72, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1895-189672 - Archived papers: volume 72, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1895-1896
Expand 73 - Archived papers: volume 73, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1896-189873 - Archived papers: volume 73, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1896-1898
Expand 74 - Archived papers: volume 74, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1898-190174 - Archived papers: volume 74, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1898-1901
Expand 75 - Archived papers: volume 75, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1899-190375 - Archived papers: volume 75, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1899-1903
Expand 76 - Archived papers: volume 76, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1903-190676 - Archived papers: volume 76, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1903-1906
Expand 77 - Archived papers: volume 77, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1905-190677 - Archived papers: volume 77, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1905-1906
Expand 78 - Archived papers: volume 78, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1895-191478 - Archived papers: volume 78, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1895-1914
Expand 79 - Archived papers: volume 79, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1913-192079 - Archived papers: volume 79, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1913-1920
Expand 80 - Archived papers: volume 80, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1848-192680 - Archived papers: volume 80, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1848-1926
Expand 81 - Archived papers: volume 81, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1939-195581 - Archived papers: volume 81, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1939-1955
Expand 82 - Archived papers: volume 82, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1954-196482 - Archived papers: volume 82, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1954-1964
Expand 83 - Archived papers: volume 83, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1964-197183 - Archived papers: volume 83, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1964-1971
Expand 84 - Archived papers: volume 84, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1972-197984 - Archived papers: volume 84, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1972-1979
Expand 85 - Archived papers: volume 85, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1980-198985 - Archived papers: volume 85, scientific papers submitted the Royal Society unpublished or abstracted, 1980-1989

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Browse the records of some of our collections, which cover all branches of science and date from the 12th century onwards. These include the published works of Fellows of the Royal Society, personal papers of eminent scientists, letters and manuscripts sent to the Society or presented at meetings, and administrative records documenting the Society's activities since our foundation in 1660.

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the world's most eminent scientists and is the
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