Bicentenary of The Cambridge Philosophical Society
Bicentenary of The Cambridge Philosophical Society
April 2019
Exactly 200 years ago three Cambridge geologists –Adam Sedgwick, John Henslow and Daniel Clarke, founded a new society for the promotion of natural science in the University, looking to the Geological Society of London as a model.
Before long, the Cambridge Philosophical Society was a runaway success and the renaissance of Cambridge science was well underway.
This exhibit explored this early history and the many contributions by geologists past and present.