Royal Society

American

noun

The Royal Society of London for the Advancement of Science, a society through which the British government has supported scientific investigation since 1662: awards four annual medals.

Royal Society British

noun

an association founded in England by Charles II in 1660 to promote research in the sciences

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Ms. Altenberg is an author and a Fellow of the Linnean Society and the Royal Society of Literature.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

In 2003 and 2020, two studies published in Nature and in a journal of the Royal Society found links between the use of mid-frequency military sonar and whale strandings.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

The findings, published in Proceedings of the Royal Society: Biological Sciences, show that humans have an overall full sibling rate of 66%.

From Science Daily • Jan. 22, 2026

Royal Society of Edinburgh's president and former principal of Glasgow University Sir Anton Muscatelli said he welcomed the UK government's decision.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2025

Bentley was the greatest classical scholar of his age, but he would also become a Fellow of the Royal Society.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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