Historedia
Group or institution

Royal Society

Events
6
Episodes
10
Years
1662–1838

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Royal Society, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Publication of John Evelyn's Sylva

    1662–1664

    Role: Institutional publisher under 1662 charter

    1. 15 October 1662 · Royal SocietyRoyal Society Presentation

      Evelyn presented Sylva to the Royal Society in 1662.

    2. 1664 · UnspecifiedFirst Edition Publication

      Sylva was published as a book in 1664.

  2. Founding of Philosophical Transactions

    1664–1665

    Role: Sponsoring Institution

    1. 1 March 1664 (OS) · Royal Society CouncilCouncil Order for Publication

      The Royal Society council ordered the monthly printing of the Philosophical Transactions, requiring member revision before licensing.

    2. 6 March 1665 · LondonFirst Issue Publication

      The first issue of the Philosophical Transactions was published in London on 6 March 1665, edited by Henry Oldenburg.

  3. Publication of Robert Hooke's Micrographia

    1665

    Role: Publisher

    1. 1665 · LondonCoining the Term Cell

      Hooke coined the term 'cell' in Micrographia, encouraging microscopic investigations and establishing a key biological concept.

    2. 1665 · LondonArgument for Gravitation

      Micrographia included Hooke's argument for an attracting principle of gravitation, contrasting with the aether theory held by contemporaries like Newton.

    3. January 1665 · LondonPublication of Micrographia

      Hooke's Micrographia was published in January 1665, becoming the Royal Society's first major publication and a scientific best-seller.

  4. Michael Faraday elected a member of the Royal Society

    1824

    Role: Electing Body

    1. 1824 · Royal Society (institutional context)Faraday's Election as Fellow

      Michael Faraday was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1824, gaining the lifelong right to use the postnominal FRS.

  5. Wheatstone's stereoscope demonstration in London

    1838

    Role: Institution

    1. 21 June 1838 · Royal SocietyPresentation to the Royal Society

      Wheatstone presented his findings on stereopsis and the stereoscope to the Royal Society in London on 21 June 1838.

  6. Wheatstone's stereoscope demonstration in London

    1838

    Role: Institution

    1. 21 June 1838 · Royal SocietyPresentation to the Royal Society

      Wheatstone presented his findings on stereopsis and the stereoscope to the Royal Society in London on 21 June 1838.

Sources

  1. Sylva, or A Discourse of Forest-Trees and the Propagation of Timber Wikipedia, revision of 2026-05-09
  2. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-08
  3. Micrographia Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-09
  4. Robert Hooke Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-14
  5. Royal Society Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-12
  6. Stereoscope Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-01
  7. Charles Wheatstone Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-30