Yorkshire Philosophical Society
The Yorkshire Philosophical Society (YPS) is a charitable learned society aimed at promoting the natural sciences, archaeology and history. The society was formed in York in December 1822 by James Atkinson, William Salmond, Anthony Thorpe and William Vernon.[1][2]
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[edit] History
The society was formed in York in December 1822 by James Atkinson, William Salmond, Anthony Thorpe and William Vernon.[1][3] The society's aim was to gain and spread knowledge related to science and history and they built a large collection for this purpose.[4] The geologist John Phillips was employed as the societies first keeper of the museum.[5] In 1828 the society was given, by royal grant, some of the grounds of St Mary's Abbey including the ruins of the abbey.[6] On this land the society constructed a number of buildings including the Yorkshire Museum built to house the society's geological and archaeological collections and opened in 1830. Landscape architect Sir John Murray Naysmith was commissioned by the society to create a botanical gardens around the museum during the 1830s.
[edit] Organisation
The Yorkshire Philosophical Society is registered charity,[7] and has an open subscription-based membership. The offices and reading room of the YPS are located in Museum Gardens Lodge in York.
[edit] Current activities
The Society holds a series of free public lectures every year covering subjects including science, technology, history, archaeology and geography. Research grants are given by the society in connection with its area of interest and awards are available for archaeology students.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Yorkshire Philosophical Society". Yorkshire Philosophical Society. Yorkshire Philosophical Society. 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. http://web.archive.org/web/20070928211204/http://www.yorksphilsoc.org.uk/history.html. Retrieved 2007-08-21.
- ^ Feinstein (Editor), C. H. (1981). York 1831-1981:150 Years of Scientific Endeavour and Social Change. The Ebor Press. ISBN 0-900657-56-1.P39
- ^ Feinstein (Editor), C. H. (1981). York 1831-1981:150 Years of Scientific Endeavour and Social Change. The Ebor Press. ISBN 0-900657-56-1.P39
- ^ Knell, Simon J. (2007). Museums in the Material World: Leicester readers in museum studies. Taylor & Francis. pp. 265-266. ISBN 9780415416986. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=SYlKJQvvlz8C&pg=PA265&dq=%22yorkshire+philosophical+society%22+formation&hl=en&sa=X&ei=STk8T9KbMISd8gPTtN2HCw&ved=0CE0Q6AEwBTgU#v=onepage&q=%22yorkshire%20philosophical%20society%22%20formation&f=false.
- ^ Morrell, Jack (2009). John Phillips and the business of Victorian science: Science, technology, and culture, 1700-1945. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. pp. 39. ISBN 9781840142396. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Hq1VPHtxG00C&pg=PA39&dq=%22yorkshire+philosophical+society%22+formation&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ATI8T_v5J4qV8gPtt9WQCw&ved=0CE0Q6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=%22yorkshire%20philosophical%20society%22%20formation&f=false.
- ^ Willis, Ronald (1988) [1972]. The illustrated portrait of York (4th Ed. ed.). Robert Hale Limited. ISBN 0-7090-3468-7.P176
- ^ Yorkshire Philosophical Society, Registered Charity no. 529709 at the Charity Commission
[edit] Further reading
- Philosophers and Provincials; The Yorkshire Philosophical Society from 1822 to 1844 by A. D. Orange.
- York Observatory. Leaflet about the Observatory in the Museum Gardens, York.
- Mystery at the Rectory: Some Light on John Michell
- The Nature of the World: The Yorkshire Philosophical Society 1822–2000 by David Rubinstein
