<![CDATA[TIL that in 1660, King Charles II personally chartered the Royal Society, giving royal patronage to scientists and thinkers meeting to test ideas by experiment rather than dogma.]]>TIL that in 1660, King Charles II personally chartered the Royal Society, giving royal patronage to scientists and thinkers meeting to test ideas by experiment rather than dogma. Members went on to include Isaac Newton and Christopher Wren. It is the world’s oldest scientific institution.

https://www.adamsmith.org/blog/the-royal-societys-charter

https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v8w5qa/til_that_in_1660_king_charles_ii_personally/

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