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The Royal Society's Lost Women Scientists

All this year, and all round the globe, the Royal Society of London has been celebrating its 350th birthday. In a sense, it has been a celebration of science itself and the social importance of its history. The senior scientific establishment in Britain, and arguably in the world, the Royal Society dates to the time of Charles II. Its early members included Isaac Newton, Edmond Halley, Robert Hooke, Thomas Hobbes, Christopher Wren and even – rather intriguingly – Samuel Pepys. But amid this year’s seminars, exhibitions and publications, there has been one ghost at the feast: the historic absence of women scientists from its ranks.

(Source: the-feature)

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    All this year, and all round the globe, the Royal Society of London has been celebrating its 350th birthday. In a sense,...
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    This article by Richard Holmes is terrific, and I must finally buy his book Age of Wonder.
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