British Science Festival

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THE ROYAL SOCIETY AT 350

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Organisation:	Physics and Astronomy Section
Collaborative organisations:	The Royal Society
Date of Event:	Start Date: 17/09/2010 End Date: 17/09/2010
Time of Event:	Start time: 13:00 - End time: 15:00
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Event Summary:	The Royal Society is the world's oldest scientific society, and is celebrating its 350th anniversary this year. Join us to find out about its history from the early days when Newton and Hooke walked the halls to the present day when it continues to promote the best science and scientists.
Audience level:	3. Everyone
Event Category:	History, heritage and religion
Keyword:	weekly pass
Booking information:	Included in weekly pass
Venue:	MB461, Aston University

Event Agenda

13:05 - 15:00	The Story of the Royal Society Mr Keith Moore - Royal Society	Talk
	This is a series of talks by historians of science from the Royal Society and elsewhere which cover the early days of the Royal Society, its development and the reasons why a splinter group felt that there was room for a different kind of society - now called the British Science Association.

17/09/2010 13:00 - 13:05	Welcome and Introduction Professor Jim Al-khalil -	Welcome / Introduction

17/09/2010 13:05 - 13:35	The Early History of the Royal Society Mr Keith Moore - Royal Society	Talk

17/09/2010 13:35 - 14:00	The 19th Century and the Founding of the British Association Dr Rebekah Higgitt - National Maritime Museum	Talk
	The 19th-century scientific world was characterised by both increasing professionalisation and ever-larger audiences for popular books, lectures and exhibitions. These pressures led to important changes within the Royal Society, not least because they also created rivals in the form of specialist societies and the supremely generalist British Association.

17/09/2010 14:05 - 14:00	Science and the public in the last 100 years Dr Peter Collins - The Royal Society	Talk
	The British Association engaged actively, and at times controversially, in debates about public attitudes to science during the 1930s, while the Royal Society kept a lower profile. Fifty years later the Society published the seminal Bodmer report on public understanding of science. This talk will examine these episodes and the relations between the Society and the Association.

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