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Explore the correspondence of Sir Robert Moray, one of the twelve founding members of the Royal Society and a pivotal figure in seventeenth-century British science. This collection of letters to the Earl of Kincardine spanning 1657-73 reveals Moray's crucial role in securing royal patronage for the Society under King Charles and his influence on the era's scientific activities. Though not an active researcher himself, Moray's position as an enthusiastic, widely read participant and inspirer made him central to the Royal Society's development and growth. His extensive letter writing provides invaluable insight into the intellectual networks, scientific discourse, and political dynamics that shaped early modern British science. This Routledge publication offers historians and scholars direct access to primary source material documenting a transformative period in the establishment of organised scientific inquiry in Britain.

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Letters span 1657-73, capturing Moray's correspondence with the Earl of Kincardine during the Royal Society's formative years.

Documents Sir Robert Moray's role in obtaining royal patronage from King Charles that was essential to the Royal Society's status and institutional growth.

Provides primary source material revealing Moray's influence as an active participant and inspirer within the seventeenth-century British scientific community.

Published by Routledge with scholarly treatment of biographical and historical content relating to Britain's social and scientific development.

Chronicles the intellectual networks and scientific discourse of the Royal Society's founding era through personal correspondence.

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Amazon UK
Release Date
28 December 2006
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13 February 2007

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