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Royal Society tercentenary

JUL 01, 1960
Physics Today

During the last two weeks of this month, Great Britain will celebrate the three‐hundredth anniversary of the founding of the Royal Society of London, the world’s oldest continuously active scientific organization. The article by Dr. Essen which follows is one of a series written by leading British scientists for publication in the United Kingdom in commemoration of the event.

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Volume 13, Number 7

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