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In 1995, I was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society.
John E. Walker

Meaning of "Royal Society" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ROYAL SOCIETY

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ROYAL SOCIETY

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Royal Society is a noun.
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WHAT DOES ROYAL SOCIETY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Royal Society

Royal Society

The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, commonly known as the Royal Society, is a learned society for science, and is possibly the oldest such society still in existence. Founded in November 1660, it was granted a Royal Charter by King Charles II as the "Royal Society of London". The Society today acts as a scientific advisor to the British government, receiving a parliamentary grant-in-aid. The Society acts as the UK's Academy of Sciences, and funds research fellowships and scientific start-up companies. The Society is governed by its Council, which is chaired by the Society's President, according to a set of Statutes and Standing Orders. The members of Council and the President are elected from and by its Fellows, the basic members of the Society, who are themselves elected by existing Fellows. There are currently about 1,450 Fellows, allowed to use the postnominal title FRS, with up to 52 new Fellows appointed each year. There are also Royal Fellows, Honorary Fellows and Foreign Members, the last of which are allowed to use their postnominal title ForMemRS.

Definition of Royal Society in the English dictionary

The definition of Royal Society in the dictionary is an association founded in England by Charles II in 1660 to promote research in the sciences.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ROYAL SOCIETY

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WORDS THAT END LIKE ROYAL SOCIETY

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Synonyms and antonyms of Royal Society in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Royal Society» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ROYAL SOCIETY

Find out the translation of Royal Society to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Royal Society from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Royal Society» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

皇家社会
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Real Sociedad
570 millions of speakers

English

Royal Society
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रॉयल सोसायटी
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الجمعية الملكية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Королевское общество
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

royal Society
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রয়েল সোসাইটি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Société royale
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Royal Society
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

royal Society
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

王立協会
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

왕립 학회
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Royal Society
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

royal Society
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ராயல் சொசைட்டி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रॉयल सोसायटी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kraliyet toplumu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

royal Society
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

royal Society
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Королівське товариство
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Royal Society
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Royal Society
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Royal Society
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

royal Society
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

royal Society
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Royal Society

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ROYAL SOCIETY»

The term «Royal Society» is quite widely used and occupies the 30.121 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ROYAL SOCIETY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Royal Society

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3 QUOTES WITH «ROYAL SOCIETY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Royal Society.
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Seth Lloyd
Instead of having to be a member of the Royal Society to do science, the way you had to be in England in the 17th, 18th, centuries today pretty much anybody who wants to do it can, and the information that they need to do it is there.
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Rupert Sheldrake
I have been a scientist for more than 40 years, having studied at Cambridge and Harvard. I researched and taught at Cambridge University, was a research fellow of the Royal Society, and have more than 80 publications in peer-reviewed journals. I am strongly pro-science.
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John E. Walker
In 1995, I was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ROYAL SOCIETY»

Discover the use of Royal Society in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Royal Society and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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History of the Royal Society
For improving the natural knowledge; containing the history of the institution, design and progress of the Royal Society of London for the advancement of experimental philosophy; experiments of the recoiling of guns; method for making a ...
Thomas Sprat, 1667
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Establishing the New Science: The Experience of the Early ...
For anyone interested in the scientific revolution these essays are compulsory reading. HISTORY A fresh view of the formative years of the Royal Society.
Michael Cyril William Hunter, 1989
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A History of the Royal Society: With Memoirs of the Presidents
A history of the Royal Society originally published in 1848, including biographies of famous presidents including Pepys, Newton and Banks.
Charles Richard Weld, 2011
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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
List of fellows for 1908- in v. 25.
‎1869
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History of the Royal Society: From Its Institution to the ...
Abridgement of the philosophical transactions from 1665 to the end of the year 1800.
Thomas Thomson, 1812
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A History of Beer and Brewing
A History of Beer and Brewing provides a comprehensive account of the history of beer.
Ian Spencer Hornsey, 2003
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Green Chemistry: An Introductory Text
Aimed at students, this introduction to green chemistry encourages new ways of thinking about how products and processes are developed.
Mike Lancaster, 2010
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All Scientists Now: The Royal Society in the Nineteenth Century
The history of the Royal Society in the nineteenth century is published as a full-length account for the first time in this book. Dr Marie Boas Hall has meticulously explored this fascinating period, using the Royal Society's own records.
Marie Hall, Marie Boas Hall, 2002
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Colour Chemistry
Broad and balanced in its coverage, this book provides an introduction to the chemistry of colour that is ideal for students, graduates and those in industry and academia seeking an introduction to the topic.
R. M. Christie, Royal Society of Chemistry (Great Britain), 2001
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The Science of Chocolate
Covers the history, ingredients, and processing techniques used in the manufacture of chocolate.
S. T. Beckett, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ROYAL SOCIETY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Royal Society is used in the context of the following news items.
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Royal Society fellow wins battle to take her son out of Kensington …
Former Royal Society of Arts fellow Sophie Sotello, 46, gave up her job as an officer manager 15 years ago to bring up her children out of the traditional school ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Anger at Nobel Prize winner's comments on 'the problem with …
The Royal Society has distanced itself from one of its members after he made a ... The comments prompted the society to reaffirm that "science needs women". «ITV News, Jun 15»
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Internet could reach its limit in eight years and use all of Britain's …
Leading engineers, physicists and telecoms firms have been summoned to a meeting at London's Royal Society later this month, to discuss what can be done to ... «Daily Mail, May 15»
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Preston tops table of UK's 'unhealthiest High Streets'
A league table of the "unhealthiest High Streets" has named Preston as the UK's worst offender. The Royal Society for Public Health assessed 70 areas in the ... «BBC News, Mar 15»
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Structural biologist named president of UK Royal Society
The Royal Society was founded in 1660. As president, Ramakrishnan will have a unique and influential platform from which to speak out on science-policy ... «Nature.com, Mar 15»
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Risk from extreme weather set to rise
Climate change and population growth will hugely increase the risk to people from extreme weather, a report says. The Royal Society warns that the risk of ... «BBC News, Nov 14»
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Sir Paul Nurse criticises those who distort scientific evidence
The president of the Royal Society, Sir Paul Nurse, said scientists must challenge serial offenders from all spheres of life who continually misused science to ... «The Guardian, Sep 14»
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No true scientists: the Royal Society, climate change and the No …
When is an august scientific body not an august scientific body? When it releases a report you don't like. This week the Royal Society and the National Academy ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 14»
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Australia pays $6m to shore up Royal society
Australia pays $6m to shore up Royal society ... The Royal Geographical Society - the venerable British organisation which has backed explorers from Darwin ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jun 13»
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Neanderthal brains focussed on vision and movement leaving less …
... brains were adapted to allow them to see better and maintain larger bodies, according to new research published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B today. «Royalsociety, Mar 13»

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