Cambridge Philosophical Society

The Society was set up on 15 November 1819 with the point, in the expressions of that time 'of advancing investigative request, and of encouraging the correspondence of actualities associated with the progression of Philosophy and Natural History'. In present day phrasing the points of the Society are to advance examination in all branches of science and to energize the correspondence of the consequences of exploratory examination. The Society turned into a Body Corporate by ethicalness of a Charter allowed by his late Majesty King William the Fourth and dated 6 August 1832. turning into a Fellow must be prescribed in composing by a Fellow of the general public who has been a part for no less than three years and a man of suitable standing, who knows the applicant by and by in an expert substance; affirmed hopefuls are chosen at open gatherings of the Society taking after proposition at Council Meetings Fellow who has achieved the matured of 67 and has been a Fellow for a long time may ask for the Council to dispatch future memberships. Any Fellow wishing to exploit this By-Law ought to contact the Executive Secretary. A system of examination associations has been started for promising youthful exploration specialists to complete free research for times of up to three years. The partnerships are named Henslow Fellowships to pay tribute to John Stevens Henslow (1796 - 1861) Professor of Botany in iversity of Cambridge and prime supporter of the Cambridge Philosophical Society in 1819