Corporate entry Royal Society of New South Wales (1866 - )
- From
- 12 December 1866
Macquarie Centre, New South Wales, Australia - Functions
- Association and Society or Membership Organisation
- Website
- http://nsw.royalsoc.org.au
- Location
- Macquarie Centre, New South Wales
Summary
The Royal Society of New South Wales came into being in 1866. It originated from the Philosophical Society of Australasia, renamed the Australian Philosophical Society in 1850 and the Philosophical Society of New South Wales in 1856.
Related entries
Timeline
1821 - 1850 Philosophical Society of Australasia
1850 - 1856 Australian Philosophical Society
1856 - 1866 Philosophical Society of New South Wales
1866 - Royal Society of New South Wales
Published resources
Books
- Royal Society of New South Wales, A Century of Scientific Progress: the Centenary Volume of the Royal Society of New South Wales, Sydney, 1968, 478 pp. Details
Journal Articles
- Baker, Anthony T.; Rae, Ian D., 'More than Bugs and Stones Chemistry in the Royal Society of New South Wales', Historical Records of Australian Science, vol. 13, no. 2, 2000, pp. 117-130. Also available at http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/HR0001320117.htm. Details
- Browne, W.R.; Brown, Ida A., 'Scientific Societies in Australia. The Royal Society of New South Wales', The Royal Australian Chemical Institute Proceedings, vol. 28, 1961, pp. 100-109. Details
- Clarke, W. B., 'Inaugural Address to the Royal Society of New South Wales', Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, vol. 1, 1867, pp. 11-18. 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, vol. lii, 1918, pp. 215-361. Details
- Orchiston, Wayne and Bhathal, Ragbir, 'Illuminating Incidents in Antipodean Astronomy: Section A of the Royal Society of New South Wales', Australian Journal of Astronomy, vol. 4, no. 2, 1991, pp. 49-67. Details
Online Resources
- Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-636249. Details
See also
- Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/index_r.html. Details
- Science and the making of Victoria, with Royal Society of Victoria, 2001, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/smv/scripts/smv-dynindex.php3?EID=A000235. Details
Ailie Smith
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