Sketches of the Royal Society and Royal Society Club is a book written by John Barrow and first published in 1849. The book is a collection of sketches of the members of the Royal Society, a learned society for the sciences, founded in London in 1660. The sketches provide insight into the lives and personalities of some of the most prominent members of the society, including Isaac Newton, Robert Boyle, and Benjamin Franklin. In addition to the sketches,...