Perthshire Society of Natural Science
Environment, Nature and Cultural Heritage.
The study of birds has always been a major interest of the Society and many members and supporters donated bird skins for the museum’s collections during the Society’s first fifty years. The Ornithological Section was formed in 1963 by Valerie Continue reading 1963 Ornithology Section hatches
Post war, the scope of science accelerated rapidly into highly specialised areas. Leading scientists gave talks at well attended meetings. Local people continued to explore and record, encouraged by the academics and practitioners who retired to Perthshire. James Menzies (1854 Continue reading PSNS People 1940-1980
The Botanical Section, established in 1957, continues the work begun by the Society in the nineteenth century of studying and recording the distribution of plants in the area. The tradition of regular field excursions continues to increase scientific knowledge and Continue reading 1957 Botanical Section inaugurated
Rosalind Franklin’s work to make clearer X-ray patterns of DNA molecules laid the foundation for James Watson and Francis Crick’s suggestion that DNA is a double-helix polymer.
1953-4 Photographic Section strengthened by influx of members of the former Camera Club (Proc, vol 10, xliii).
Started as lectures for schools, these annual lectures ran until 1955. They recommenced 1n 1976 and ran until 1994.
19 March 1948 Junior Section reorganised at AGM of PSNS (Proc, vol 10, xxxiv).
11 January 1946 First monthly lecture of PSNS since 1940 given by Dr C A Beevers, EdinburghUniversity on “Recent Discoveries in the Atomic Structure of Matter” (Proc, vol 10, xxxiii).
24 March 1944 AGM reports that more use of the library was being made than in recent years and that weekly meetings of the Photographic, Microscopic and other sections were being held (Proc, vol 10, xxxii).
24 January 1940 last monthly talk of PSNS, joint with Royal Horticultural Society of Perthshire till 1946 (Proc, vol 10, ii).
24 January 1940 last monthly talk of PSNS, joint with Royal Horticultural Society of Perthshire till 1946 (Proc, vol 10, ii).
10 August 1935 New art gallery and museum opened by Duke of York (later George VI) (Proc, vol 9, lxxxv).
15 November 1934 First meeting of Microscopic Circle held (Proc, vol 9, lxviii).
26 May 1931 Agreement approved with Perth Town Council regarding the proposed extension of Perth Museum and closure of the Natural History Museum (Proc, vol 9, xviii).