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From its inception in 1660, the Royal Society of London has been involved with science internationally. More recently, its work has become part of a growing trend in the science community of nongovernmental organizations supporting international relations by working beyond national boundaries on problems of common interest. Such efforts are consistent with the basic tenets of science, namely, that science provides a non-ideological environment for the participation and free exchange of ideas between people, regardless of cultural, national, or religious backgrounds.
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