Editing Invisible College (section)

==Background==
The name historically originates from a group of individuals in the mid-seventeenth century who eventually formed the Royal Society of London. Prior to that, they met informally, separate from the more prominent groups associated with [[Wadham College, Oxford|Wadham College (Oxford University)]] and [[Gresham College]]. They corresponded via letters to garner recognition for their work, establish precedence, and stay informed about others' research. Members of this early Royal Society of Scientists did not belong to a formal institution, thus they referred to themselves as an invisible college due to their "geographic closeness and regular meetings based on shared scientific interests".<ref name="Zuccala"/><ref>Bartle, R. G. (1995). A brief history of the mathematical literature. Publishing Research Quarterly, 11, 3-9.</ref> In the current academic framework, the term has become less specific, and its meaning and interpretation have varied widely among different authors.<ref name="Price"/> The term accrued currency for the exchanges of correspondence within the [[Republic of Letters]].<ref>David A. Kronick, ''The Commerce of Letters: Networks and "Invisible Colleges" in Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century Europe'', The Library Quarterly, Vol. 71, No. 1 (Jan., 2001), pp. 28–43; {{JSTOR|4309484}}</ref>