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Royal Society

English learned society for science
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Key Facts

  • Field of work: science[1], natural history[2], natural science[3]
  • Award received: Princess of Asturias Award for Communications and Humanities[4], Princess of Asturias Awards[5]
  • Member of: ORCID, Inc.[6], Dryad[7], Committee on Publication Ethics[8], Society Publishers' Coalition[9], Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association[10], All European Academies[11], InterAcademy Partnership[12], International Science Council[13]
  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: London[14]
  • Country: United Kingdom[15]
  • Instance of: publishing house[16], open-access publisher[17], learned society[18], national academy[19], organization[20]
  • Follows: Invisible College[21]
  • Headquarters location: London[22]
  • Industry: higher education[23]
  • Archives at: Royal Society Archives[24]
  • Chairperson: Adrian Smith[25]
  • Has part(s): Royal Society Archives[26]
  • Inception: November 1, 1660[27]
  • Coordinate location: 51.50611111111111, -0.1322222222222222[28]
  • Official website: https://royalsociety.org[29]
  • Sponsor: Charles III[30]
  • Employees: 200[31], 219[32], 212[33], 190[34], 167[35], 266[36], 291[37]
  • Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[38], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[39], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[40]
  • Participant in: OA Switchboard[41]
  • Replaces: Invisible College[42]
  • Motto text: Nullius in verba[43]
  • Legal form: royal charter company[44]

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Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Royal Society include Royal Society Science Books Prize[45], a science award[46], in United Kingdom[47], founded in 1988[48] and Royal Society Range[49], a mountain range[50].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to Royal Society include Philosophical Transactions[51], a scientific journal[52], founded in 1665[53]; Philosophical Transactions of the it A[54], a scientific journal[55], founded in 1887[56]; and The Zoological Record[57], a citation index[58], founded in 1870[59]. Entities named for it include Royal Society Science Books Prize[45], a science award[46], in United Kingdom[47], founded in 1988[48] and Royal Society Range[49], a mountain range[50].

FAQs

What awards did Royal Society receive?

Honors received include Princess of Asturias Award for Communications and Humanities[4] and Princess of Asturias Awards[5].

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