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- noun an honorary English society (formalized in 1660 and given a royal charter by Charles II in 1662) through which the British government has supported science
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Examples
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The Royal Society is the group that has sun observations for nearly half a millennium, and moth observations dating back at least 150 years on a classic example of evolution.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Quick Note on Sunstein and the Precautionary Principle 2009
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At one time every section chairman of the Royal Society was a Polanyi student.
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The Royal Society is a noble and distinguished institution, but the reality is that as in so many other ways, it is the American voice in science which the world most looks to for instruction.
Royal Society statement on evolution, creationism and intelligent design - The Panda's Thumb 2006
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The Royal Society is the oldest and most distinguised academic and scientific society in the world.
Steve Jones: Why creationism is wrong and evolution is right - The Panda's Thumb 2006
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Circumstances, among which I am proud to reckon the devoted kindness of many friends, have led to my occupation of various prominent positions, among which the Presidency of the Royal Society is the highest.
Autobiography 2003
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Circumstances, among which I am proud to reckon the devoted kindness of many friends, have led to my occupation of various prominent positions, among which the Presidency of the Royal Society is the highest.
Autobiography 2003
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The Royal Society was the sponsor of the Discovery expedition, and these mountains were cursed with its name.
Terra Incognita Wheeler, Sarah 1996
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The reflecting telescope—and Newton himself along with it—came to the attention of the Royal Society of London for the Promotion of Natural Knowledge, known as the Royal Society, and it was at the urging of its president that in 1687, his major work, The Principia, was published.
TalkTalk E. L. Konigsburg 1995
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The reflecting telescope—and Newton himself along with it—came to the attention of the Royal Society of London for the Promotion of Natural Knowledge, known as the Royal Society, and it was at the urging of its president that in 1687, his major work, The Principia, was published.
TalkTalk E. L. Konigsburg 1995
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Circumstances, among which I am proud to reckon the devoted kindness of many friends, have led to my occupation of various prominent positions, among which the Presidency of the Royal Society is the highest.
Autobiography and Selected Essays Huxley, Thomas Henry, 1825-1895 1909
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