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The Royal Society – founded 350 years ago today

On: 28th November 2012

Three hundred and fifty years ago today, on 28th November 1660, The Royal Society was founded, following a lecture given by Christopher Wren at Gresham College in London. The ninth man listed among the 41 founding members was John Evelyn (1620-1706). Two years after it was founded, in 1664, theContinue Reading

Book deal secured for The New Sylva

By: Gabriel Hemery

On: 2nd January 2012

In: news

We are delighted to announce that a book deal with major publisher Bloomsbury has been secured by authors Gabriel Hemery and Sarah Simblet to write The New Sylva. The New Sylva aims to be a seminal book about trees and forestry for the 21st Century. The book will be publishedContinue Reading