Société des Amateurs des Sciences Physiques et Naturelles de Paris

Founding of the Society

Year	Authority / Notes
1807	According to Crosland (1967), p.187, this Society was founded in the summer of 1807 as the Société des Amateurs des Sciences Physiques et Naturelles de Paris. Crosland (1967), p.188 indicates that in 1808 it took the name Société des Sciences Physiques et Naturelles. Crosland (1967), p.188 indicates that the Society ceased to publish after 1808, and, although ambitious, it was in no position to make a significant contribution to science. Crosland (1967), p.188 alludes to a request of the Society to the Institut on 1809, August 21. It is not clear when the Society ceased, but it evidently ceased to be very active after suspending publication of its journal in 1808. In the absence of other information, we will take 1809 as the cessation date.

Year

Authority / Notes

1807

According to Crosland (1967), p.187, this Society was founded in the summer of 1807 as the Société des Amateurs des Sciences Physiques et Naturelles de Paris. Crosland (1967), p.188 indicates that in 1808 it took the name Société des Sciences Physiques et Naturelles.

Crosland (1967), p.188 indicates that the Society ceased to publish after 1808, and, although ambitious, it was in no position to make a significant contribution to science. Crosland (1967), p.188 alludes to a request of the Society to the Institut on 1809, August 21. It is not clear when the Society ceased, but it evidently ceased to be very active after suspending publication of its journal in 1808. In the absence of other information, we will take 1809 as the cessation date.

Seat of the Society

City	Authority / Notes
Paris France	This location is supported by the name of the Society.

Name of the Society

Dates	Name	Authority
1807 - 1808 -	Société des Amateurs des Sciences Physiques et Naturelles de Paris	Crosland (1967), pp.187-188 gives this start date for this name. Crosland (1967), pp.187-188 gives this end date for this name.
1808 - 1809 at least	Société des Sciences Physiques et Naturelles	Crosland (1967), pp.187-188 gives this start date for the new name. Crosland (1967), p.188 alludes to a request of the Society to the Institut on 1809, August 21; we have no proof of its existence past 1809.

Dates

Name

Authority

1807 - 1808 -

Société des Amateurs des Sciences Physiques et Naturelles de Paris

Crosland (1967), pp.187-188 gives this start date for this name.

Crosland (1967), pp.187-188 gives this end date for this name.

1808 - 1809 at least

Société des Sciences Physiques et Naturelles

Crosland (1967), pp.187-188 gives this start date for the new name.

Crosland (1967), p.188 alludes to a request of the Society to the Institut on 1809, August 21; we have no proof of its existence past 1809.

Journals of the Society

Years	Full Journal Title	Abbrev.
1807 - 1808 (1. - 2.) A	Notice des travaux de la Société des Amateurs des Sciences Physiques et Naturelles de Paris [Zeitschriftendatenbank (ZDB)]	Notice des Travaux de la Soc. des Amateurs des Sci. Phys. et Nat. de Paris Proc. Am. Phil. Soc., Vol. 22, No. 119, Part III. Early Proceedings, May 1808 [Jul., 1885], p.409 cites 1re Année, 1807. Notice des travaux de la Soc. des Amateurs des Sciences Physiques Trans. Am. Phil. Soc., Vol. 6, (1809), p.xxv cites 1re. année Paris, 1807. Paris, Trav. Soc. Amat. RSLC, v.1, p.lxi.

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