The history of the Royal Society of London, for the Improving of Natural Knowledge / By Tho. Sprat.

  • Sprat, Thomas, 1635-1713.
Date:
1702
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Credit: The history of the Royal Society of London, for the Improving of Natural Knowledge / By Tho. Sprat. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    to prove that its effe&s will more immediatly refer to our own Country. My Reader now beholds an Aflembly fetled of many eminent men of allQualities: who have ingag’d to beftow their labors, on a defign fo publick, and fo free from all fulpicion of mean, or private Intereft. What foundation they have within themfelves, for defraying the expence of their Trials, and Intelli¬ gence., may be ghefs’d by their Namier, which at this prefent, amounts very neer to Two Hundred; as ap¬ pears by this following Catalogue,which I have rang’d Alphabetically. The Kims Majefty Founder, and (patron... His Royal Highneis the Duke of York.. His Highnefs Prince (Rupert. His Highnefs Ferdinand Albert, Duke- of ;Brunfmckj and Lunebourgh. The Duke of Albemarle, the Earl of Alesbury, the Earl of Argill, the Lord Jfhley, the Lord Annefly, Mr. Afbmole, Sr. Robert Atkins, Mr. Aujlin, Monf Auzout, Mr. Awbrey. The Duke of Buckingham, the Lord George Berkeley, the Lord Brereton, Mr. Bagnal, Mr. Bains, Mr. Wil¬ liam Balle, Mr. Ifaac Barrow, Dr. George Bate, Dr. Bathurft, Dr. Beal, Monf.Beaufort de Frajars,Sr. John> Birkinhead, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boyl, Mr. Brook, Dr. Bruce, Monf. Bullialdus, Mr. Burnet, Sr. Edward By [be. The Lord Arch BiJbop of Canterbury, the Earl of Clarendon, Lord Chancellor of England, the Earl of Carlile, the Ear! of Craford, and Lindfay,ihe Lord Cavendijb, the Lord Clifford,Ur.Carkefi, Mr. Carteret„ Dr*-