Which TWO people were among the early members of the Royal Society?

Choose two answers.

ASir Francis Drake
BSir Isaac NewtonRight answer
CSir Edmund HalleyRight answer
DWilliam Shakespeare

Answer: Sir Isaac Newton and Sir Edmund Halley

The Royal Society was set up under Charles II to promote 'natural knowledge'. Halley correctly forecast that the comet now named after him would come back.

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