ietyistheoldestscientificsocietyintheworldandprobablythemostfamous.thefulltitleoftheorganizationistheroyalsocietyoflondonforimprovingnaturalknowledge.itgrewoutofweeklymeetingswhichlondonscientistsheldasearlyas1645.in1660,thesocietywasofficiallyorganizedwiththeapprovalofkingcharlesii.（就是charlesi的儿子。）

in1662,thesocietywasformallyincorporatedbycharterofcharlesiiastheroyalsocietyoflondonforpromotingnaturalknowledge,or,asitispopularlyknown,theroyalsociety.fromitsearliestyears,thesocietymaintainedcorrespondencewithcontinentalphilosophers,andselectionsfromthiscorrespondencebecametheworld-famousphilosophicaltransactions.sirisaacnewtonwasthesocietyspresidentfrom1703untilhisdeathin1727.intheapproximately300yearsofitsexistence,thesocietyhassponsorednumer