Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 54 9 Dec 2020
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Commemorative Medals, The Royal Society of Edinburgh, an un-issued oval silver ticket or pass, in five lines, ROYAL SOCIETY EDINBURGH INSTITUTED 1783, rev. blank for engraved naming, 37 x 29mm. (D & W 126-127, 196, 204, 205; Withers 2644; CP 143.30), gleaming mint state
The Royal Society of Edinburgh was created in 1783 by Royal Charter for "the advancement of learning and useful knowledge". It started with a small group of 178 founder members and the early meetings were held in the College Library of the University of Edinburgh.
*ex A. H. Baldwin vault
The Royal Institution of Great Britain (located at 21 Albermarle Street, London), was founded in March 1799 in a meeting instigated by Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count von Rumford, and held by the leading British scientists of the age at the Soho Square house of the President of the Royal Society, Sir Joseph Banks. It was to be an organization devoted to the "diffusing the knowledge, and facilitating the general introduction, of useful mechanical inventions and improvements; and for teaching, by courses of philosophical lectures and experiments, the application of science to the common purposes of life". Simply put, the aim of the Institution was to introduce new technologies and expand and facilitate scientific education and research for the benefit of the general public. George Finch, Earl of Winchilsea, was elected President in June and it was through his influence with King George III that the Institution received its Royal Charter in 1800. In 1810 the Royal Institution was converted from a private organisation owned by a small number of Proprietors to a public institution by an Act of Parliament. The silver member's admission tickets all carry the date 1819 and each is engraved with a name and titles.
(150-200 GBP)
The Royal Society of Edinburgh was created in 1783 by Royal Charter for "the advancement of learning and useful knowledge". It started with a small group of 178 founder members and the early meetings were held in the College Library of the University of Edinburgh.
*ex A. H. Baldwin vault
The Royal Institution of Great Britain (located at 21 Albermarle Street, London), was founded in March 1799 in a meeting instigated by Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count von Rumford, and held by the leading British scientists of the age at the Soho Square house of the President of the Royal Society, Sir Joseph Banks. It was to be an organization devoted to the "diffusing the knowledge, and facilitating the general introduction, of useful mechanical inventions and improvements; and for teaching, by courses of philosophical lectures and experiments, the application of science to the common purposes of life". Simply put, the aim of the Institution was to introduce new technologies and expand and facilitate scientific education and research for the benefit of the general public. George Finch, Earl of Winchilsea, was elected President in June and it was through his influence with King George III that the Institution received its Royal Charter in 1800. In 1810 the Royal Institution was converted from a private organisation owned by a small number of Proprietors to a public institution by an Act of Parliament. The silver member's admission tickets all carry the date 1819 and each is engraved with a name and titles.
(150-200 GBP)