Originally published in 1967. The origin of the Royal Society has long been obscured by baffling discrepancies in the evidence. This volume investigates its underlying purpose and creation, at the same time uncovering the real nature of its debt to Francis Bacon and its role in the scientific revolution of the seventeenth century.
| ISBN: | 9780415853835 |
| Publication date: | 7th August 2013 |
| Author: | Margery Purver |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 278 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Library Editions: History & Philosophy of Science |
| Genres: |
History of science |