title: Freemasonry And The Birth Of Modern Science
author:  Robert Lomas 
description: The latest book from Robert Lomas, co-author of The Hiram Key and The Second Messiah. Freemasonry and the Birth of Modern Science continues the Freemasonry saga by exploring its roots in The Royal Society, a group dedicated to the pursuit of scientific study. In a time when superstition and magic governed reason, the repressive dogma of Christian belief silenced many, and where a turbulent political and economical background dominated, these men forbade any discussion of religion at their meetings. Lomas claims that modern experimental science was born out of The Royal Society, which was secretly funded by The Invisible College, which is known today as Freemasonry.
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  **Christopher Knight** worked in advertising and marketing for over thirty
  years, specializing in consumer psychology and market research. His writing
  career began almost by accident after he had invested seven years conducting
  research into the origins of Freemasonic rituals and he has written four books
  on the subject co-authored with Robert Lomas. His first book, _The Hiram Key_
  was published in 1996 and it immediately went into the UK top ten bestseller
  list and remained in the list for eight consecutive weeks. It has since been
  translated into 37 languages and sold over a million copies worldwide,
  becoming a bestseller in several countries. He now divides his time between
  marketing consultancy and historical research for writing books.
  
  
  **Alan Butler** qualified as an engineer **,** but was always fascinated by
  history, and made himself into something of an expert in astrology and
  astronomy. Since 1990 he has been researching ancient cultures, pagan beliefs
  and 