Glimpse into the glorious past (1665) of science

The Royal Society of England, the most venerable scientific institution in the world, has just release online, the archive of their journal, Philosophical Transactions, which dates back from the year of our lord, 1665.

They will allow free access for non-sciencey peoples for the next two months. So check out those musty pdf's. Guardian blogs have provided links to some classic papers that can be found in the Royal Society archive.