Royal Society

Japanese: ローヤル･ソサエティ（英語表記）Royal Society

Also known as the Royal Society. Its official name is The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge. Founded in 1660, it is the oldest and most prestigious academic organization in the UK. In the midst of the so-called Scientific Revolution, which saw the establishment of modern science in the 17th century, intellectuals and philosophers who felt dissatisfied with traditional views of nature and academic systems were strongly attracted to the "new philosophy" or "experimental philosophy" that placed emphasis on experiments and observations.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

王立協会ともいわれる。正式の名称は〈自然についての知識を改善するためのロンドン王立協会The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge〉。1660年に設立され，イギリスで最も古く，かつ最も権威のある学術団体。17世紀における近代科学の成立，いわゆる科学革命のさなか，伝統的な自然観や学問体系にあきたりないものを感じていた知識人や哲学者たちは，実験と観察に重きをおく〈新哲学〉ないしは〈実験哲学〉に強くひかれた。

出典　株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典第２版について　情報

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