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Kindly Urania
history of scienceWho is the earliest female author on the shelves of the Royal Society Library? Rupert Baker investigates...
A sea of books
history of scienceLouisiane Ferlier peruses the earliest books on navigation in the Royal Society’s collections.
Fully booked
history of scienceAn invitation to join the Royal Society's 'Libraries of Science' conference online on Friday 14 March.
On your marks!
history of scienceLouisiane Ferlier finds some unusual bookmarks tucked within the pages in the Royal Society Library's printed collections.
Oldest book news
history of scienceWhat'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 scienceKeith Moore looks at a new book on the fragile history of libraries, and reflects on changing practices in the Royal Society's own collection.
An upgrade to our online catalogues
history of scienceWe’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.
How to write popular science as a scientist
news and viewsUniversity 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.