THE CAMBRIDGE PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY

The Cambridge Philosophical Society is what's termed a learned and professional Society and was created with the charitable aim of ‘of promoting scientific inquiry, and of facilitating the communication of facts connected with the advancement of Philosophy and Natural History'. The aims of the Society today are no different from its founders' and, put simply, we are here to promote research in all branches of science and to encourage the communication of the results of scientific research... Founded in 1819 'for the purpose of promoting scientific inquiry'. The Cambridge Philosophical Society is an exciting hub for the promotion of scientific research... The title of our Society may sound slightly misleading when you consider the more modern definition of the word ‘philosophy', but it is in fact the oldest scientific society in Cambridge. Founded in 1819 by a group of Cambridge luminaries, John Stevens Henslow, Adam Sedgwick and Edward Clarke it became a Body Corporate by virtue of a..

Also known as: Cambridge Philosophical Society

Registration numbers: 213811 (W)

Primary location: Cambridge United Kingdom