The Philosophical Institute of Victoria was a scientific institute functioned in Victoria, Australia during 19th century. It was founded in 1854 through the amalgamation of the Victorian Institute for the Advancement of Science and the Philosophical Society of Victoria. The first meeting of the newly amalgamated group was held on 10 July 1855 at the Museum of Natural History, chaired by a representative of the Victorian Institute, Dr J. Maund. According to the amalgamation statement, 'the objects of the Philosophical Institute shall be the same as that of the Philosophical Society, and that the mode of operation of the new Institute shall be the same as that of the old Society'.[1] The inaugural president was the Victorian Surveyor General Captain Andrew Clark.
Papers read at the first meeting included:
'On the physical character of the County of Heytesbury'. By Robert Scott.
'On the favourable geological and chemical nature of the principal rocks and soils of Victoria, in reference to the production of ordinary cereals and wine.' By Clement Hodgkinson.
A meteorological table of the climatology for June of that year was also presented, while large numbers of natural history specimens, some new to science, were also exhibited.[2]
In 1857 the Philosophical Institute formed an Exploration Committee with the aim of investigating the practicability of fitting out an exploring expedition.[3]
^Encyclopedia of Australian Science, 2010, Corporate entry, Philosophical Institute of Victoria (1855 - 1859)
^The Royal Society of Victoria from then, 1854 to now, 1959 by R. T. M. Pescott
^"The Exploration Committee: 1857". Burke and Wills Web, www.burkeandwills.net.au. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
^Alphabetical List of Members 1854-1872 Science and the making of Victoria, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre and The Royal Society of Victoria 2001
^Office Bearers of the Philosophical Institute of Victoria Burke & Wills Web : the digital research archive
February 14, 2023
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