Royal Society
UK science institution
The Royal Society is Britain's national academy of sciences, founded in 1660 and one of the world's oldest scientific institutions.
Fellowship is a mark of distinction: She was elected to the Royal Society for her work in genetics.
Members use the post-nominal letters FRS (Fellow of the Royal Society).
Its full name is the Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge.
Systematic fact-finding effort
- experimentationSystematic testing of ideas
- publicationIssued written material
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
- empiricismKnowledge through observation
enquiry · hypothesis · theory · observation · inquiry · evidence · natural philosophy · proceedings
Institution of learning
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- charterFounding organizational document
- incorporationForming a legal entity
- establishmentFounded organization or venue
organization · foundation · institute · association · council · presidency · council · statutes
A specific year
- Restoration1660s monarchical revival
- Charles IIRestored English sovereign
- foundingCreating an organization originally
- EnlightenmentEra prioritizing reason over dogma
natural philosophy · gentlemen · archives · heritage · antiquity · origins · chronicle · traditions
Superior select group
- distinguishedNotable and respected
- renownedWidely known and esteemed
- illustriousWidely admired for achievements
- eminentHigh in rank, respected
esteemed · venerable · respected · influential · acclaimed · celebrated · august · honorific
Organized public voting
- membershipState of belonging
- nominationFormal candidate selection
- peersThose of equal status
- colleaguesProfessional associates
recognition · distinction · admission · sponsor · certificate · signing
Hereditary supreme ruler
- sovereignSupreme in power
- patronageSupporter's financial backing
- King CharlesReigning British monarch
- appointmentScheduled time for something
ceremony · anniversary · privilege · sanction · endorsement · protection
research
Systematic fact-finding effort
- experimentationSystematic testing of ideas
- publicationIssued written material
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
empiricism · enquiry · hypothesis · theory · observation · inquiry · evidence · natural philosophy · proceedings · lectures
academy
Institution of learning
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- charterFounding organizational document
- incorporationForming a legal entity
establishment · organization · foundation · institute · association · council · presidency · council · statutes · admission
1660
A specific year
- Restoration1660s monarchical revival
- Charles IIRestored English sovereign
- foundingCreating an organization originally
Enlightenment · natural philosophy · gentlemen · archives · heritage · antiquity · origins · chronicle · traditions · tercentenary
elite
Superior select group
- distinguishedNotable and respected
- renownedWidely known and esteemed
- illustriousWidely admired for achievements
eminent · esteemed · venerable · respected · influential · acclaimed · celebrated · august · honorific · recognition
election
Organized public voting
- membershipState of belonging
- nominationFormal candidate selection
- peersThose of equal status
colleagues · recognition · distinction · admission · sponsor · certificate · signing
monarch
Hereditary supreme ruler
- sovereignSupreme in power
- patronageSupporter's financial backing
- King CharlesReigning British monarch
appointment · ceremony · anniversary · privilege · sanction · endorsement · protection
- Royal Institutions
- institutionsacademy, government, public hospitals, museum, public libraries
- Science Historyscientific revolution, natural philosophy, scientific method, scientific journals, natural history
- 1660sCharles II, Louis XIV, Great Fire of London, Great Plague, Paradise Lost
- 18th Century GroupsFounding Fathers, Continental Congress, Sons of Liberty, Jacobins, Freemasons
- Academy Termshonorary member
Royal Societypseudoscience
Bogus methodology posing as factual
astrology · alchemy · spiritualism · anti-vaxxers · creationism
Royal Societycitizen science
Nonprofessionals contributing to studies
autodidacts · folk traditions · guilds · trade associations · maker spaces
Royal Societycounterculture
Rejection of mainstream values
Luddites · transcendentalism · anti-intellectualism · technophobia · primitivism
royal, society, royalty, antisocial, socialize, societies, royally, societal, royals