Royal Society: history

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Examine how institutions preserve and narrate their own history.

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Read background definitions when a term blocks the argument. Then return to the source and reconstruct its claim in your own words.

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  • Library of Congress: newspapers

    Library of Congress. Compare assumptions, evidence and scope with the source above. These are editorial companions, not necessarily direct responses.

  • Library of Congress: maps

    Library of Congress. Compare assumptions, evidence and scope with the source above. These are editorial companions, not necessarily direct responses.

  • National Archives: citation guidance

    US National Archives. Compare assumptions, evidence and scope with the source above. These are editorial companions, not necessarily direct responses.

  • The Rise of Modern Science

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