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Kindly Urania

history of science
Rupert Baker
26 August 2025
5 mins

Who is the earliest female author on the shelves of the Royal Society Library? Rupert Baker investigates...

A sea of books

history of science
Louisiane Ferlier
15 July 2025
4 mins

Louisiane Ferlier peruses the earliest books on navigation in the Royal Society’s collections.

Fully booked

history of science
Rupert Baker
11 March 2025
2 mins

An invitation to join the Royal Society's 'Libraries of Science' conference online on Friday 14 March.

On your marks!

history of science
Louisiane Ferlier
08 December 2022
4 mins

Louisiane Ferlier finds some unusual bookmarks tucked within the pages in the Royal Society Library's printed collections.

Oldest book news

history of science
Rupert Baker
13 June 2022
4 mins

What's the earliest book in the Royal Society Library? Rupert Baker finds that the answer to this frequent question may not be quite so straightforward...

Fiery chapters

history of science
Keith Moore
22 March 2022
4 mins

Keith Moore looks at a new book on the fragile history of libraries, and reflects on changing practices in the Royal Society's own collection.

Jon Bushell
16 September 2020
3 mins

We’re excited to launch our new online collections portal and catalogue search, bringing the collections of the Royal Society together in one location with a cleaner and more user-friendly design.

David Chapman
01 August 2017
5 mins

University Research Fellow Dr James Geach shares his experience of writing his first popular science book. From a seed in his mind to the book being on the shelves, James tells us how he did it and how you can too.