Yorkshire Philosophical Society
- Yorkshire Philosophical Society
. The society was formed in York in December 1822 by James Atkinson, William Salmond, Anthony Thorpe and William Vernon. [cite web |url= http://www.yorksphilsoc.org.uk/history.html |title=Yorkshire Philosophical Society |accessdate=2007-08-21 |year=2007 |work= Yorkshire Philosophical Society |publisher=Yorkshire Philosophical Society] [cite book]
last = Feinstein (Editor)
first = C. H.
title = York 1831-1981:150 Years of Scientific Endeavour and Social Change
origyear = 1981
publisher = The Ebor Press
isbn = 0-900657-56-1P39] History
In 1828 the society was given, by royal grant, some of the grounds of St Mary's Abbey including the ruins of the abbey. [cite book
last = Willis
first = Ronald
title = The illustrated portrait of York
origyear = 1972
edition = 4th Ed.
year = 1988
publisher = Robert Hale Limited
isbn = 0-7090-3468-7P176 ] 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.
Organisation
The Yorkshire Philosophical Society is a registered charity, charity number 529709 and has an open subscription based membership. The offices and reading room of the YPS are located in Museum Gardens Lodge in York.
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.
References
External links
* [http://www.yorksphilsoc.org.uk/ Yorkshire Philosophical Society website]
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