Russian scientists and the Royal Society of London: 350 years of scientific collaboration

2017/08/30 by Eduard I. Kolchinsky, Uwe Hoßfeld, Georgy S. Levit · 1 citation
Arts and Humanities · #Twentieth Century Scientific Developments #History of Science and Medicine #Philosophy and History of Science #Politics #Scientific society #Period (music) #Sociology #Dynamics (music) #Political science #Law #Social science #Philosophy #Aesthetics

paper · pdf · doi:10.1098/rsnr.2017.0001

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Abstract

Abstract This paper examines the dynamics of the honorary membership of Russian scientists at the Royal Society over a 350-year period. Using several outstanding Russian scientists as examples (Dmitrii Mendeleev, Il'ya Metschnikoff, Ivan Pavlov and Nikolai Vavilov), we will demonstrate how a combination of cultural and political factors influenced the dynamics of memberships. Furthermore, we explain how their memberships of the Royal Society influenced their scientific careers.

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