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Expand 1 - Classified papers: volume 1 concerning 'Arithmetick, Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry'1 - Classified papers: volume 1 concerning 'Arithmetick, Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry'
Collapse 2 - Classified papers: volume 2 concerning 'Surveying, Opticks, Perspective, Sculpture, Painting, Music, Acoustics Mechanicks'2 - Classified papers: volume 2 concerning 'Surveying, Opticks, Perspective, Sculpture, Painting, Music, Acoustics Mechanicks'
1 - Diagram, 'A new levell' by Chr [Christopher] Wren
Expand 2 - Paper, 'To measure land' by Capt [Silas] Taylor2 - Paper, 'To measure land' by Capt [Silas] Taylor
3 - Paper, 'A conjecture proposed to examination concerning a naturall standard for measure' by unknown author
4 - Paper, 'A demonstration of an error committed by common surveyors in comparing of surveys taken at long intervals of time arising from the variation of the magnetick needle' by William Molyneux
Expand 5 - Paper, 'Specilla circularia' [Circular mirror] by Huddenius [Johannes Hudde]5 - Paper, 'Specilla circularia' [Circular mirror] by Huddenius [Johannes Hudde]
6 - Paper, an invention relating to ships by unknown author
7 - Paper, account of Signor Campani's new optick glasses [telescopes] and their effects by unknown author
8 - Paper, 'An account off some of Signor Campani his new optick glasses [telescopes], and their effects, in reference to some characters, they were imployed upon' by unknown author
9 - Extract of a letter, regarding Campani's telescope from J Henricus Rohnius to [John Pell?]
10 - Diagrams, optical instrument by unknown artist
11 - Paper, 'De aliguibus observationibus, microscopio patratis' ['Some observations made with a microscope'] by unknown author
Expand 12 - Paper, 'Observations on the burninglass [burning glass]' by unknown author12 - Paper, 'Observations on the burninglass [burning glass]' by unknown author
Expand 13 - Paper, on telescopes and how to use them by [Robert Hooke?]13 - Paper, on telescopes and how to use them by [Robert Hooke?]
14 - Paper, 'A dioptrick problem, why four convex glasses in a telescope shew objects erect' by Will Molineux [William Molyneux]
Expand 15 - Paper, on making a microscope with a globule of water by [Matthias Gray]15 - Paper, on making a microscope with a globule of water by [Matthias Gray]
Expand 16 - Paper, 'An account of a catadioptrick telescope made after the invention of Sir Isaac Newton' by John Hadley16 - Paper, 'An account of a catadioptrick telescope made after the invention of Sir Isaac Newton' by John Hadley
17 - Paper, 'Some account of Mr Lewenhoecks curious microscopes, lately presented to the Royal Society' by Martin Folkes
18 - Paper, 'Concerning the invention of telescopes' by J T [John Theophilus] Desaguliers
19 - Paper, regarding telescopes invented before 1609 by [John] Eames
20 - Paper, 'Of the invention of optick glasses, telescopes, spectacles etc' by unknown author
Expand 21 - Paper, 'The description of a new instrument for taking angles' by John Hadley21 - Paper, 'The description of a new instrument for taking angles' by John Hadley
22 - Paper, 'Of chalcography an humble motion' by Beal [John Beale]
23 - Extract, 'Kirchers way of sinking colors into marble' by [Athanasius] Kircher
24 - Paper, 'An account of a secrett in the use of painting in answere to the commands of the Royall Societie' by Mr [Thomas] Povey
25 - Paper, 'A brief experimentall accompt of the production of some colours, by mixture of severall liquors either having little or no colour, or being of different colours from those produced' by Jonathan Goddard
26 - Paper, 'Vernis de la Chine' [Varnish of China] by Mr Rochefort
27 - Paper, 'Mado di cuocere il charam della China al sola' ['Way of making the Chinese varnish'] by unknown author
28 - Paper, 'The way of making severall China varnishes sent from the Jesuits in China to the Great Duke of Tuscany' by unknown author
29 - Paper, 'An account of Mr James Christoper Le Blon's principles of printing in imitation of painting and of weaveing tapestry in the same manner as brocades' by Cromwell Mortimer
30 - Paper, 'The theory of musick reduced to mathematicks' by Tho [Thomas] Salmon
31 - Paper, ‘A curious dissertation concerning the causes of the power and effects of musick’ by Robt [Robert] Hooke
32 - Extract, 'A dissertation concerning the causes of the power and effects of musick' by Robt [Robert] Hooke
Expand 33 - Paper, 'Account of the whispering place at Gloucester [Cathedral]' by [William] Henry Powle33 - Paper, 'Account of the whispering place at Gloucester [Cathedral]' by [William] Henry Powle
Expand 34 - Paper, 'Account of an echo' by Sir R [Robert] Moray34 - Paper, 'Account of an echo' by Sir R [Robert] Moray
35 - Paper, 'Apparatus phono-campticus or what enquiries are principally to be made by such, who would attend to the certain knowledge of the nature of eccho's' by Walter Charleton
Expand 36 - Paper, 'A catoptric microscope' by Robt [Robert] Barker36 - Paper, 'A catoptric microscope' by Robt [Robert] Barker
37 - Paper, 'An account of a remarkable seeming alteration in the size and shape of objects at a distance, from the exhalations from the Earth' by Peter Collinson
Expand 38 - Paper, 'A proposition relating to the combination of transparent lens's with reflecting planes' by J [John] Hadley38 - Paper, 'A proposition relating to the combination of transparent lens's with reflecting planes' by J [John] Hadley
39 - Paper, 'Projet de la mesure de la terre en Russie' ['Proposal for the measurement of the earth in Russia'] by Joseph Nicholas de l'Isle
39a - Translation, 'A proposal for the measurement of the earth in Russia' by [Joseph Nicholas] de l'Isle
Expand 3i - Classified papers: volume 3i concerning 'Mechanicks, Trades, Engineering, Navigation'3i - Classified papers: volume 3i concerning 'Mechanicks, Trades, Engineering, Navigation'
Expand 3ii - Classified papers: volume 3ii concerning 'Mechanicks, Trades'3ii - Classified papers: volume 3ii concerning 'Mechanicks, Trades'
Expand 4i - Classified papers: volume 4i concerning 'Physiology, Meteorology, Pneumaticks' 4i - Classified papers: volume 4i concerning 'Physiology, Meteorology, Pneumaticks'
Expand 4ii - Classified papers: volume 4ii concerning 'Physiology, Meteorology, Pneumaticks'4ii - Classified papers: volume 4ii concerning 'Physiology, Meteorology, Pneumaticks'
Expand 5 - Classified papers: volume 5 concerning 'Weather'5 - Classified papers: volume 5 concerning 'Weather'
Expand 6 - Classified papers: volume 6 concerning 'Staticks, Hydrostaticks, Hydraulicks, Hydrology'6 - Classified papers: volume 6 concerning 'Staticks, Hydrostaticks, Hydraulicks, Hydrology'
Expand 7i - Classified papers: volume 7i concerning 'Architecture, ship-building, geography, navigation, voyages, travels'7i - Classified papers: volume 7i concerning 'Architecture, ship-building, geography, navigation, voyages, travels'
Expand 7ii - Classified papers: volume 7ii concerning 'Architecture, Ship-building, Geography, Navigation, Voyages, Travels'7ii - Classified papers: volume 7ii concerning 'Architecture, Ship-building, Geography, Navigation, Voyages, Travels'
Expand 8i - Classified papers: volume 8i concerning 'Astronomy'8i - Classified papers: volume 8i concerning 'Astronomy'
Expand 8ii - Classified papers: volume 8ii concerning 'Astronomy'8ii - Classified papers: volume 8ii concerning 'Astronomy'
Expand 9i - Classified papers: volume 9i concerning 'Mineralogy, Magneticks'9i - Classified papers: volume 9i concerning 'Mineralogy, Magneticks'
Expand 9ii - Classified papers: volume 9ii concerning 'Mineralogy, Magneticks'9ii - Classified papers: volume 9ii concerning 'Mineralogy, Magneticks'
Expand 10i - Classified papers: volume 10i concerning 'Botany'10i - Classified papers: volume 10i concerning 'Botany'
Expand 10ii - Classified papers: volume 10ii concerning 'Botany'10ii - Classified papers: volume 10ii concerning 'Botany'
Expand 10iii - Classified papers: volume 10iii concerning 'Agriculture'10iii - Classified papers: volume 10iii concerning 'Agriculture'
Expand 11i - Classified papers: volume 11i concerning 'Pharmacy, Chemystry'11i - Classified papers: volume 11i concerning 'Pharmacy, Chemystry'
Expand 11ii - Classified papers: volume 11ii concerning 'Pharmacy, Chemystry'11ii - Classified papers: volume 11ii concerning 'Pharmacy, Chemystry'
Expand 12i - Classified papers: volume 12i concerning 'Anatomy, Surgery'12i - Classified papers: volume 12i concerning 'Anatomy, Surgery'
Expand 12ii - Classified papers: volume 12ii concerning 'Anatomy, Surgery'12ii - Classified papers: volume 12ii concerning 'Anatomy, Surgery'
Expand 13 - Classified papers: volume 13 concerning 'Monsters, Longevity'13 - Classified papers: volume 13 concerning 'Monsters, Longevity'
Expand 14i - Classified papers: volume 14i concerning 'Physick'14i - Classified papers: volume 14i concerning 'Physick'
Expand 14ii - Classified papers: volume 14ii concerning 'Physick'14ii - Classified papers: volume 14ii concerning 'Physick'
Expand 15i - Classified papers: volume 15i concerning 'Zoology'15i - Classified papers: volume 15i concerning 'Zoology'
Expand 15ii - Classified papers: volume 15ii concerning 'Zoology'15ii - Classified papers: volume 15ii concerning 'Zoology'
Expand 16 - Classified papers: volume 16 concerning 'Grammar, Chronology, History, Antiquities'16 - Classified papers: volume 16 concerning 'Grammar, Chronology, History, Antiquities'
Expand 17 - Classified papers: volume 17 concerning 'Miscellaneous Papers'17 - Classified papers: volume 17 concerning 'Miscellaneous Papers'
Expand 18i - Classified papers: volume 18i of classified papers concering 'Papin and Hauksbee papers'18i - Classified papers: volume 18i of classified papers concering 'Papin and Hauksbee papers'
Expand 18ii - Classified papers: volume 18ii concerning 'Desaguliers papers'18ii - Classified papers: volume 18ii concerning 'Desaguliers papers'
Expand 19 - Classified papers: volume 19, questions and answers19 - Classified papers: volume 19, questions and answers
Expand 20 - Classified papers: volume 20, Robert Hooke's papers20 - Classified papers: volume 20, Robert Hooke's papers
Expand 21 - Classified papers: volume 21, Edmond Halley's papers21 - Classified papers: volume 21, Edmond Halley's papers
Expand 22i - Classified papers: volume 22i , accounts of books22i - Classified papers: volume 22i , accounts of books
Expand 22ii - Classified papers: volume 22ii, accounts and books22ii - Classified papers: volume 22ii, accounts and books
Expand 23i - Classified papers: volume 23i, inoculations23i - Classified papers: volume 23i, inoculations
Expand 23ii - Classified papers: volume 23ii, inoculations23ii - Classified papers: volume 23ii, inoculations
Expand 24 - Classified papers: volume 24, papers of  John Collins, Henry Oldenburg, Robert Hooke, mathematics24 - Classified papers: volume 24, papers of John Collins, Henry Oldenburg, Robert Hooke, mathematics
Expand 25 - Classified papers: volume 25 concerning politics and trades25 - Classified papers: volume 25 concerning politics and trades

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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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