Sketches Of The Royal Society And Royal Society Club
Sir John Barrow
- reprint edition with new index
- London, Uk Frank Cass Publishers (Now Part Of Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group) Originally published in 1971
- 228
This volume was initially conceived as a supplementary chapter to Sir John Barrowโs autobiography. It offers personal observations and recollections from his over forty years of involvement with the Royal Society and the Royal Society Club.
๐งโ๐ฌ Includes sketches of six Presidents of the Royal Society and other distinguished members
๐ Combines historical anecdotes, biographical notes, and social commentary
๐งฉ Part of the Social History of Science series
๐๏ธ Valuable for scholars of scientific history, British intellectual culture, and institutional heritage