What was the purpose of the Royal Society?
What was the purpose of the Royal Society? Downloads. The Society's fundamental purpose, reflected in its founding Charters of the 1660s, is to recognise, promote, and support excellence in science and to encourage the development and use of science for the benefit of humanity. When was Newton president of the Royal Society? 1703 Newton served as President of the Royal Society between 1703 and 1727 and his Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica – generally known as the Principia – was printed under the Royal Society's seal. Who was the president of the Royal Society before Newton? Presidents of the Royal SocietyYearsPresidentProfession1698–1703The...