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The oldest book would probably have to be The Bible...
Answer: To recognize and honor those who have made significant contributions in science, and to promote science and its benefits to society.
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Kings Charles II established the society in 1660. Members of the society are elected by existing members of the society annually.
British citizens and members of the British Commonwealth are recognized as FRS (Fellow of the Royal Society). Foreign members are known as ForMemRS (Foreign Member of the Royal Society).
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The Commodore, as he was nicknamed, got his start with ferries and then expanded into steel and other investments.
Carnegie accumulated a lot of money and gave a lot of it away but was also fairly criticized as being a robber baron.
Marco Polo helped European ideas about China develop was that he wrote many books and accounts of his travels to the East, and also brought back many artifacts for Europeans to observe.