Corporate Body

Philosophical Society of New South Wales (1856 - 1866)

From
1856
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
To
1866
Functions
Learned society and Natural history
Location
New South Wales

Summary

The Philosophical Society of New South Wales (PSNSW) was established in 1856. It was at the instigation of the incoming Governor of New South Wales, William Denison, that members of the Australian Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Science, Commerce and Agriculture gathered with a view to reviving their near-moribund Society. The first meeting of the PSNSW was held in May 1856. Its purposes were a continuation of those of its predecessor. On receiving a Royal warrant in 1866 the Society became the Royal Society of New South Wales, its last meeting being held in December 1866.

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Timeline

 1850 - 1856 Australian Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Science, Commerce and Agriculture
       1856 - 1866 Philosophical Society of New South Wales
             1866 - Royal Society of New South Wales

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Published resources

Books

  • Coote, Anne, Knowledge for a nation : origins of the Royal Society of New South Wales (St Leonards, N.S.W.: Royal Society of New South Wales, 2024), 304 pp. Details

Journal Articles

  • Day, A. A. and Day, J. A. F., 'A biographical register of Members of the Australian Philosophical Society (1850 -55) and the Philosophical Society of New South Wales (1856-66): part I', Journal and proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, 117 (1984), 119-27. Details
  • Day, A. A. and Day, J. A. F., 'A biographical register of Members of the Australian Philosophical Society (1850 -55) and the Philosophical Society of New South Wales (1856-66): part II', Journal and proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, 129 (1996), 123-37. Details
  • Maiden, J. H., 'A Contribution to a History of the Royal Society of New South Wales, with Information in Regard to Other New South Wales Societies', Journal and Proceedings of The Royal Society of New South Wales, lii (1918), 215-361. Details
  • Tyler, Peter J., 'Science for Gentlemen: the Royal Society of New South Wales in the Nineteenth Century', Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, 143 (1/2) (2010), 29-43. Details

Resources

See also

  • Elkin, A. P., 'Centenary oration: the challenge to science, 1866; the challenge of science, 1966, part 1', Journal and Proceedings of The Royal Society of New South Wales, 100 (3/4) (1966), 105-18. Details
  • Moyal, Ann, 'Creative foundations: the Royal Society of New South Wales, 1867 and 2017', Journal and Proceedings of The Royal Society of New South Wales, 150 (2) (2017), 232-45. Details

Ailie Smith and Helen Cohn

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