in the works of Terry Pratchett, and was one of the main reference points for Grant Morrison's The Invisibles comic book series. See also Junto (club) , on underground universities , referring to the Invisible College as an example of group collaboration Bloomsbury Group Notes References Shirky, Clay: Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age. 2011. Gingrich, Owen: The Book Nobody Read: Chasing the Revolutions of Nicolaus Copernicus. Penguin Books, 2004. Chap. 11: The Invisible College Bordwell, David: Making Meaning: Inference and Rhetoric in the Interpretation of Cinema. Harvard University Press, 1989, Chap. 2: Routines and Practices. Bordwell, David and Noël Carroll, eds. Post-Theory: Reconstructing Film Studies. University of Wisconsin Press, 1996. Chap. 1: Contemporary Film Studies and the Vicissitudes of Grand Theory. Crane, Diana (1972) Invisible colleges. Diffusion of knowledge in scientific communities. The University of Chicago Press: Chicago and London. Wagner, Caroline S. (2008) The New Invisible College: Science for Development. Brooking Press: Washington DC. ISBN Further reading Robert Lomas, The Invisible College: The Royal Society, Freemasonry and the birth of modern science, Headline Book Publishing, 2002 History of the Royal Society Scientific organisations based in the United Kingdom Scientific organizations established in the 17th century Secret societies in the United Kingdom