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Melvyn Bragg travels to Wadham College, Oxford, where the young Christopher Wren and friends experimented in the garden of their inspirational college warden, John Wilkins. Show more
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How Newton's feud with the Astronomer Royal John Flamsteed tested the lines between government-funded research and public access. Show more
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The 19th century blooms scientifically with numerous alternative, specialist learned societies and associations, all threatening the Royal Society's pre-eminence. Show more
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The more discreet role played by the Society in the 20th century, such as co-ordinating international scientific missions during the Cold War. Show more
