• Scientific papers and correspondence

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    The scientific papers and correspondence include papers sent to the Society, papers presented to meetings of Fellows and papers commissioned by the Society. 

    Many of the papers were published in Philosophical Transactions, the Society’s journal.

     

     

    Browse by reference number

    RefNo

    Name

    Dates

    AP

    Archived Papers: scientific papers sent to the Royal Society which remained unpublished at their time of receipt

    1768-1984

    Cl.P

    Classified Papers: scientific and other papers sent to the Royal Society,

    1660-1741

    EL

    Early Letters: original manuscripts of letters to the Royal Society

    1613; 1642; 1651-1740

    L&P

    Letters and Papers: scientific papers sent to the Royal Society, a combination and continuation of Early Letters and Classified Papers

    1741-1806

    MA

    Meteorological Archives: manuscripts of meteorological observations, with magnetic surveys and tide tables

    1706-1915

    PT

    Philosophical Transactions: manuscript versions of papers published in the  'Philosophical Transactions'.

     

    PP

    Proceedings Papers: manuscripts and occasionally proofs of papers published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society

     

    RR

    Referees' Reports: reports on scientific papers submitted for publication to the Royal Society from 1832 to date (peer review)

    1831-

     

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