this presentation shows the royal society of London

1. ROYAL SOCIETY OF LONDON
AND
FRENCH ROYAL ACADEMY OF
SCIENCES

2. ROYAL SOCIETY OF LONDON
• It was founded in 1662 A.D
• Purpose: To improving scientific
knowledge in England.
• The ideas of forming society for the
scientific knowledge which emerged
through Francis Bacon (1561-1626) who
worked under Britain king James I
(1603-1625)

3. • Before the formation of Royal Society,
two scientific bodies were found in
England such as Invisible College in
1646 and the Philosophical Society of
Oxford was founded in 1648 in oxford.
• Later these two association was called
as “Invisible Colleges”.
• These invisible colleges had no
buildings, no faculty, and no resources
and awarded no degrees.

4. • It was an informal associations.
• On 28th November 1660 the first
Journal of the Society was opened
with memorandum, where they
conclude to found a college for the
promotion of physical, medical and
experimental learning.
• The invisible Colleges became the
Royal Society in July 1662.

5. • After the formation of the society
under took several scientist research
and submitted findings in reports.
• In March 1665, the Society began the
publication of periodical called the
‘Philosophical Transactions of the
Royal Society’ .

6. • It laid a strong scientific society in Great
Britain as well as oldest in Europe .
• It is the second oldest scientific periodical
in the world.

7. • French Royal Academy of Sciences was
established in 1666.
• Marin Meserne (1588-1648) was the
correspondent of this academy in 1636
Marin published a huge work in twelve
volumes on ‘Universal Harmony’
• During the period 1630s and 1640s
gathered French Scientist and
FRENCH ROYALACADEMY OF
SCIENCES

8. • Philosophers in Paris in order to hear the
news of the scientist world.
• Gradually the habit of this gathered
scientist and philosophers transformed
into discussion group.
• After the death of Mersenne also this
discussion group’s activities was
continued.

9. • Claude Perrault, an Architect and
Mathematician who suggested to Jean
Colbert, the Minister of Finance to set up
formal scientific academy in France.
• Jean Colbert brought matter to the
attention of King Louis XIV.
• King agreed to establish an “Academy of
Sciences”.
• It consisted of 21 Royal persons paid
scientists as its members.

10. • In December 1666 the first meeting in the
Royal Library, in Paris.
• This academy played as center of
research and scientific experiments with
the support of this academy they
popularized scientific knowledge among
their own country.
• Later this academy allowed other country
scientist like Benjamin Franklin (USA)
and Albert Einstein

11. • (Germany) to join.
• In the eighteenth century the fame and
achievements of the Royal Society and
the French Royal Academy of Sciences
were internationally recognized.
• Further many European countries
started to established their own
scientific Academies.

12. • These Academies often invited
distinguished foreigners to
demonstrate their discoveries.
• In 1721 onwards the French Royal
Academy of Sciences began to
distributing the prizes for the scientist
for their achievements.
• These Academies Changed the blind
beliefs and superstition with the
scientific approach,

13. which make the people to think
scientifically.

14. THANK
YOU !!!
PREPARED BY:
EDZEL M. BON