Defense Mechanism
The part of the sword that protects your hand is called this a word whose French equivalent is spoken by fencers
The Guard
A German motto states alles mit der zeit everything comes in this
Time
Using one of these he built himself in 1674 Anton Van Leeuwenhoek gave the first accurate description of red blood cells
A Microscope
Something adopted by a group as a representative symbol
Mascot
In 1919 the society was able to confirm Einstein's theory of general relativity by photographing this event you shouldn't stare at
A Solar Eclipse
In World War I a line of these defensive fortifications ranged from Belgium to Switzerland
Trenches
Oro y plata is a Spanish motto mentioning these 2 elements
Gold & Silver
The big rock that caused mass extinction 65 million years ago has the alliterative name the Alvarez this
An Asteroid
Sail holder
A Mast
In 1703 this scientist had enough gravitas to be named president of the society
Newton
In myth Athena had an Aegis a shield adorned with the head of this hideous Gorgon
Medusa
Burundi's motto is Unite Travail Progres meaning unity this progress
Work
The optic nerve transmits impulses to the brain from the one million ganglion cells in this eye part
A Retina
Your point is this of no practical value
Moot
The society first met in 1660 after a lecture by this architect long before he designed St. Paul's Cathedral
(Christopher) Wren
More than 50 years old this DuPont material known for its anti-bullet qualities is now used in aerospace & mining applications
Kevlar
The Greeks use the motto Eleftheria i thanatos freedom or this
Death
This system part of the circulatory one returns fluid from tissues to the bloodstream and helps the body absorb fat
The Lymphatic System
As an adjective it can mean active in combat or aggressive about a cause
Militant
In one of the society's first experiments this founding member soon to be known for his law of gases tested an air pump
(Robert) Boyle
On Reddit there's an entire subreddit enamoured with this weapon seen here and they're not big fans of catapults
Trebuchets
The French faithful know Tout pour l'eglise All for this
The Church
The 3 most basic types of clouds are stratus cumulus & this high wispy type with a name meaning curl
Cirrus
From the French for clumsy it means unskillful
Maladroit
In 1920 the society awarded William Bateson a royal medal for his work in this field of biology he had named in 1905
Genetics