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Also Known As	Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge
Date	November 28, 1660
Areas Of Involvement	science
Related People	Isaac Newton • Christopher Wren • Ernest Rutherford • Sir Humphry Davy • Robert Boyle • Sir John Herschel, 1st Baronet • Martin Rees • Sir Charles Scott Sherrington • Patrick Blackett • Alexander Robertus Todd, Baron Todd • Paul Nurse • Sir Benjamin Baker • Sir William Hodge • Sir Andrew Fielding Huxley • Sir Henry Dale