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Balloting list 30 November 1951 / The Royal Society.

Musæum Regalis Societatis. Or a catalogue & description of the natural and artificial rarities belonging to the Royal Society and preserved at Gresham Colledge / Made by Nehemjah Grew ... Whereunto is subjoyned the comparative anatomy of stomachs and guts. By the same author.

Francis Bacon and William Brouncker flanking a bust of King Charles II set on a pedestal, surrounded by symbols of scientific learning representing the Royal Society. Etching by W. Hollar, 1667, after J. Evelyn.

Elections 1956 / The Royal Society.

Balloting list 30 November 1956 / The Royal Society.

Fellows of the Royal Society: portraits placed on a painted backdrop including a grand staircase. Photograph by Barraud & Jerrard,  1878.

Indian fellows of the Royal Society and others / Jatish Charan Chaudhuri.

The Royal Society : 350 years : vaccination : Jenner / Royal Mail.

New experiments and observations touching cold or, An experimental history of cold, begun. To which are added an Examen of antiperistasis, and an Examen of Mr. Hobs's doctrine about cold ... Whereunto is annexed an account of freezing, brought in to the Royal Society / by ... Dr. C. Merret. Together with an appendix containing some promiscuous experiments and observations relating to the precedent history of cold. By the Honourable Robert Boyle.

Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London.

The posthumous works of Robert Hooke ... containing his Cutlerian lectures, and other discourses, read at the meetings of the illustrious Royal Society ... Illustrated with sculptures. To these discourses is prefixt the author's life, giving an account of his studies and employments, with an enumeration of the many experiments, instruments, contrivances and inventions, by him made and produc'd as Curator of Experiments to the Royal Society / publish'd by Richard Waller.

Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B. Containing papers of a biological character.

Campi Phlegraei. Observations on the volcanos of the two Sicilies as they have been communicated to the Royal Society of London / by Sir William Hamilton... with 54 plates ... from drawings taken ... by the editor, Mr. P. Fabris.--Observations sur les volcans des deux Siciles, etc.

Croonian lecture / by James Pettigrew.

Dissertatio et observationes de salis ammoniaci praeclaro ad febres intermittentes usu, una cum epistola praefixa ad Regiam Societatem Londinensem missae [sic] / [Wijer Willem Muys].

The scientific advisory system / The Royal Society.

Philosophia pia; or, a discourse of the religious temper, and tendencies of the experimental philosophy, which is profest by the Royal Society. To which is annext a recommendation, and defence of reason in the affairs of religion / By Jos. Glanville.

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Croonian lecture / by James Pettigrew.

Dissertatio et observationes de salis ammoniaci praeclaro ad febres intermittentes usu, una cum epistola praefixa ad Regiam Societatem Londinensem missae [sic] / [Wijer Willem Muys].

Balloting list 30 November 1956 / The Royal Society.

The scientific advisory system / The Royal Society.

Philosophia pia; or, a discourse of the religious temper, and tendencies of the experimental philosophy, which is profest by the Royal Society. To which is annext a recommendation, and defence of reason in the affairs of religion / By Jos. Glanville.