In 1645, a group had formed that took scientific method seriously and on the 28 November 1660, they resolved to do as other countries had done and form an official society or academy. By 1662, they had a Royal Charter of Incorporation and, on the issuance of a second Royal Charter, this body became the Royal Society of London for improving Natural Knowledge. By 1665, the Society had it own journal, Philosophical Transactions, edited by Henry Oldenburg. At that time, what was published in the journal was largely a matter for the editor and those whose help he might, or might not have sought.