. The Popular science monthly . NDEED AND FIF-TIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THEROYAL SOCIETY The charter of the Boyal Society ofLondon was signed on July 15, 1662,and exactly two hundred and fiftyyears thereafter the event has beenadequately celebrated. The organiza-tion of society in Great Britain makessocial functions more successful thanthey are with us, and the events of thecelebration were social rather thanscientific. They consisted of a servicein Westminster Abbey; a formal recep-tion of the delegates at the rooms of the society in Burlington House; abanquet at the Guild Hall, when toastswere pr
. The Popular science monthly . NDEED AND FIF-TIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THEROYAL SOCIETY The charter of the Boyal Society ofLondon was signed on July 15, 1662,and exactly two hundred and fiftyyears thereafter the event has beenadequately celebrated. The organiza-tion of society in Great Britain makessocial functions more successful thanthey are with us, and the events of thecelebration were social rather thanscientific. They consisted of a servicein Westminster Abbey; a formal recep-tion of the delegates at the rooms of the society in Burlington House; abanquet at the Guild Hall, when toastswere proposed by the prime minister,Lord Morley and the Archbishop ofCanterbury; a conversazione at Bur-lington House; receptions by the kingand queen and other entertainments,and the conferring of degrees at Ox-ford and Cambridge. There were pres-ent 132 foreign delegates from univer-sities and learned societies, amongwhom the United States were repre-sented by 23. The Eoyal Society was established atnearly the same time as the Paris. Burlington House, from a drawing by Lady Hugging. THE PROGRESS OF SCIENCE ;°9
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