Royal Society of New South Wales
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| Motto | Omnia quaerite (Question everything) |
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| Founder(s) | Sir Thomas Brisbane (President) Dr James Bowman Dr Henry Douglass Judge Barron Field Major Frederick Goulburn Captain Francis Irvine Edward Wollstonecraft Esq |
| Established | 1821 – as the Philosophical Society of Australasia 1866 – Royal assent received from Queen Victoria and renamed as the Royal Society of New South Wales |
| Focus | "... for the encouragement of studies and investigations in Science, Art, Literature and Philosophy ..." |
| President | Professor D. Brynn Hibbert |
| Members | Up to 25 Distinguished Fellows 350 Fellows and Members |
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The Philosophical Society of Australasia (1821-50) The Australian Philosophical Society (1850-56) The Philosophical Society of New South Wales (1856-66) |
| Address | Sydney, Australia |
| Website | www.royalsoc.org.au |
The Royal Society of New South Wales is a learned society based in Sydney, Australia. It is the oldest such society in Australia and in the Southern Hemisphere. The Governor of New South Wales is the vice-regal patron of the Society.
The Society was established as the Philosophical Society of Australasia on 27 June 1821. In 1850, after a period of informal activity, the Society was revived and its name became the Australian Philosophical Society and, in 1856, the Philosophical Society of New South Wales. The Society was granted Royal Assent on 12 December 1866 and at that time was renamed the Royal Society of New South Wales.
Membership is open to any person interested in the promotion of studies in Science, Art, Literature and Philosophy. The Society is based in Sydney and has an active branches in Mittagong in the Southern Highlands of NSW. Regular monthly meetings and public lectures are well attended by both members and visitors.
The Society publishes a peer-reviewed journal, the Journal and Proceedings of The Royal Society of New South Wales, the second-oldest peer-reviewed publication in the Southern Hemisphere.
The Royal Society of New South Wales, Australia traces its origins to the Philosophical Society of Australasia, established on 27 June 1821 and was the first scientific society in the then British Colony of New South Wales.
The Society was formed "with a view to enquiring into the various branches of physical science of this vast continent and its adjacent regions". On his arrival in Sydney late in 1821, the newly appointed Governor, Sir Thomas Brisbane, was offered and accepted the position of President.
Following a period of informal activity, the Society was revitalised (led by Dr Henry Douglass, one of the original founders) and renamed the Australian Philosophical Society on 19 January 1850. The society was renamed the Philosophical Society of New South Wales in 1856. On 12 December 1866, Queen Victoria granted Royal Assent to the Society and it was renamed yet again as The Royal Society of New South Wales. The Society was incorporated by Act of the New South Wales Parliament in 1881.
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