http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/Blog/Crobar/5317 Or at least a scanned electronic version of one.  What am I talking about?  Well one of the world's oldest scientific societies, the Royal Society has made available some of its notable papers. They include papers by Newton, Crick and Watson, Edmond Stone's discovery of salicylic acid (used in aspirin), Stephen Hawking's first published paper, Ben Franklin's kite experiment, and a paper telling of the wonders of an 8-year-old musician (Mozart). So if you dig stuff like this, it's worth checking out. Or at least a scanned electronic version of one.  What am I talking about?  Well one of the world's oldest scientific societies, the Royal Society has made available some of its notable papers. They include papers by Newton, Crick and Watson, Edmond Stone's discovery of salicylic acid (used in aspirin), Stephen Hawking's first published paper, Ben Franklin's kite experiment, and a paper telling of the wonders of an 8-year-old musician (Mozart). So if you dig stuff like this, it's worth checking out. en-us Cory - thank you so much for the link. This is really sacred stuff, like the Holy Grail for scientists. I have been reading your articles, and also wanted to thank you for bringing an enlightened, academic viewpoint to these blogs. I will be following your writings with much interest. http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/Blog/Crobar/5317/#c_20015 http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/Blog/Crobar/5317/#c_20015 Cory - thank you so much for the link. This is really sacred stuff, like the Holy Grail for scientists. I have been reading your articles, and also wanted to thank you for bringing an enlightened, academic viewpoint to these blogs. I will be following your writings with much interest.