In 1673 he published his Idea of a Phytological History , which consisted of papers he had communicated to the Royal Society in the preceding year , and in 1677 he succeeded Henry Oldenburg as secretary of the society .
In 1673 he published his Idea of a Phytological History , which consisted of papers he had communicated to the Royal Society in the preceding year , and in 1677 he succeeded Henry Oldenburg as Secretary of the Royal Society .