Physical Society
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The Physical Society of London, England, existed from 1874 to 1921.
It was a scientific society and produced the Proceedings of the Physical Society of London.
In 1921 the society became the Physical Society and in 1960 it merged with the Institute of Physics (IOP). [1]
Founded by William Chandler Roberts-Austen and others.
Past Presidents include;
- 1874-1876 John H. Gladstone. [2]
- 1876-1878 George C. Foster. [3]
- 1878-1880 William G Adams. [4]
- 1880-1882 The Lord Kelvin of Largs - William Thomson.[5]
- 1882-1884 Robert Bellamy Clifton. [6]
- 1884-1886 Frederick Guthrie. [7]
- 1886-1888 Balfour Stewart.
- 1888-1890 Arnold W. Reinold.
- 1890-1892 William Edward Ayrton.
- 1892-1893 George F. FitzGerald.
- 1893-1895 Arthur W. Rucker.
- 1895-1897 William de W. Abney.
- 1897-1899 Shelford Bidwell.
- 1899-1901 Oliver J. Lodge.
- 1901-1903 Silvanus P. Thompson.
- 1903-1905 Richard T. Glazebrook.
- 1905-1906 John H. Poynting.
- 1906-1908 John Perry.
- 1908-1910 Charles Chree.
- 1910-1912 Hugh Longbourne Callendar.
- 1912-1914 Arthur Schuster.
- 1914-1916 Sir Joseph Thomson.
- 1921 Sir W. H. Bragg.
Secretaries include;
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Sources of Information
- ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_Society_of_London
- ↑ The Engineer 1885/02/20
- ↑ The Engineer 1885/02/20
- ↑ The Engineer 1885/02/20
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- ↑ The Engineer 1893/11/03