Yorkshire Philosophical Society
@ypsyork.bsky.social
Promoting public understanding of science and civilisation since 1822. Based in York, UK. Find us at ypsyork.org
Happy New Year!
This was the border between England and Scotland yesterday afternoon...
This was the border between England and Scotland yesterday afternoon...
January 3, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Happy New Year!
This was the border between England and Scotland yesterday afternoon...
This was the border between England and Scotland yesterday afternoon...
Ladybower Reservoir - a great place for a walk at any time of the year!
December 30, 2024 at 3:36 PM
Ladybower Reservoir - a great place for a walk at any time of the year!
Merry Christmas!
December 25, 2024 at 12:12 PM
Merry Christmas!
Their son, John, was also a famous astronomer. He visited York for a meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science in 1844 and was one of many delegates to be photographed by Robert Adamson & David Octavius Hill. www.ypsyork.org/wp-content/u...
December 11, 2024 at 10:04 AM
Their son, John, was also a famous astronomer. He visited York for a meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science in 1844 and was one of many delegates to be photographed by Robert Adamson & David Octavius Hill. www.ypsyork.org/wp-content/u...
Two hundred years ago, the Yorkshire Philosophical Society was granted land on the site of St Mary's Abbey. We built the Yorkshire Museum there and surrounded it with beautiful botanic gardens. www.yorkmuseumgardens.org.uk/about/st-mar...
December 11, 2024 at 9:47 AM
Two hundred years ago, the Yorkshire Philosophical Society was granted land on the site of St Mary's Abbey. We built the Yorkshire Museum there and surrounded it with beautiful botanic gardens. www.yorkmuseumgardens.org.uk/about/st-mar...
Sir Humphry Davy
Abominated gravy.
He lived in the odium
Of having discovered sodium.
An emotional poem by Edmund Clerihew Bentley.
Abominated gravy.
He lived in the odium
Of having discovered sodium.
An emotional poem by Edmund Clerihew Bentley.
December 10, 2024 at 10:14 AM
Sir Humphry Davy
Abominated gravy.
He lived in the odium
Of having discovered sodium.
An emotional poem by Edmund Clerihew Bentley.
Abominated gravy.
He lived in the odium
Of having discovered sodium.
An emotional poem by Edmund Clerihew Bentley.
The former gold mine at St Bathans, New Zealand. No particular reason for posting it. We just like it.
December 5, 2024 at 4:30 PM
The former gold mine at St Bathans, New Zealand. No particular reason for posting it. We just like it.
Here's one. It's a Mycenaean Stirrup Jar made about 1300 B.C.
(Unknown artist/maker)
(Unknown artist/maker)
December 4, 2024 at 2:04 PM
Here's one. It's a Mycenaean Stirrup Jar made about 1300 B.C.
(Unknown artist/maker)
(Unknown artist/maker)
The first ever photographs of a scientific conference were taken in 1844, when the British Association for the Advancement of Science met in York. David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson used the calotype process to capture many portraits. (Image: Sir John Herschel) www.ypsyork.org/resources/ar...
December 3, 2024 at 10:07 AM
The first ever photographs of a scientific conference were taken in 1844, when the British Association for the Advancement of Science met in York. David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson used the calotype process to capture many portraits. (Image: Sir John Herschel) www.ypsyork.org/resources/ar...
Great advice - thanks, Madeleine!
Obviously, we've a way to go before we're up there with @themerl.bsky.social, but one thing we've learned from them already is that you have to go pig or go home.
(Picture of a pig in a polar bear costume.)
(Not really.)
(It's just a polar bear.)
Obviously, we've a way to go before we're up there with @themerl.bsky.social, but one thing we've learned from them already is that you have to go pig or go home.
(Picture of a pig in a polar bear costume.)
(Not really.)
(It's just a polar bear.)
November 27, 2024 at 5:08 PM
Great advice - thanks, Madeleine!
Obviously, we've a way to go before we're up there with @themerl.bsky.social, but one thing we've learned from them already is that you have to go pig or go home.
(Picture of a pig in a polar bear costume.)
(Not really.)
(It's just a polar bear.)
Obviously, we've a way to go before we're up there with @themerl.bsky.social, but one thing we've learned from them already is that you have to go pig or go home.
(Picture of a pig in a polar bear costume.)
(Not really.)
(It's just a polar bear.)
Last year Waitaki was recognised by UNESCO as New Zealand's first Global Geopark. The area provides evidence of the formation of Zealandia, which broke away from the supercontinent of Gondwana around 80 million years ago. (Photo of Moeraki Boulders: see alt text)
www.whitestonegeopark.nz/geosites
www.whitestonegeopark.nz/geosites
November 27, 2024 at 11:55 AM
Last year Waitaki was recognised by UNESCO as New Zealand's first Global Geopark. The area provides evidence of the formation of Zealandia, which broke away from the supercontinent of Gondwana around 80 million years ago. (Photo of Moeraki Boulders: see alt text)
www.whitestonegeopark.nz/geosites
www.whitestonegeopark.nz/geosites
This is a mud volcano. Mud is pumped through the top of the volcano and slowly drips down the slopes. Over time, stress cracks appear and the volcano collapses.
Every home should have one.
Every home should have one.
November 26, 2024 at 4:55 PM
This is a mud volcano. Mud is pumped through the top of the volcano and slowly drips down the slopes. Over time, stress cracks appear and the volcano collapses.
Every home should have one.
Every home should have one.
Tikitere - also known as Hell's Gate - is in the volcanic region of Rotorua, New Zealand. It's not recommended to bathe in this pool of boiling, sulfurous mud.
November 26, 2024 at 4:51 PM
Tikitere - also known as Hell's Gate - is in the volcanic region of Rotorua, New Zealand. It's not recommended to bathe in this pool of boiling, sulfurous mud.
My daughter drew this in 1994, aged 9. She took an early interest in British politics. And sharks, obviously.
November 26, 2024 at 4:36 PM
My daughter drew this in 1994, aged 9. She took an early interest in British politics. And sharks, obviously.
The Museum/pit complex is fascinating, ranging from the origins of mining in Yorkshire to the advanced technology in use when the mine finally closed. The lives of miners and their families are - quite rightly - at the heart of the story. www.ncm.org.uk
November 25, 2024 at 4:11 PM
The Museum/pit complex is fascinating, ranging from the origins of mining in Yorkshire to the advanced technology in use when the mine finally closed. The lives of miners and their families are - quite rightly - at the heart of the story. www.ncm.org.uk
As fellow Bluesky newbies, we're looking forward to your insights!
Our two organisations go back a bit. We hosted the inaugural meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science (now the British Science Association) in 1831 and we've been colleagues and friends ever since.
Our two organisations go back a bit. We hosted the inaugural meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science (now the British Science Association) in 1831 and we've been colleagues and friends ever since.
![Extract from the YPS annual report for 1831: "In the beginning of April, the Council received a communication, through one of its Secretaries, from a distinguished philosopher [Dr Brewster], proposing that Meetings of men of science, similar to those which for some years past have annually assembled in Germany, should be extended to our own country, and inquiring whether it would obtain the concurrence of the Society, that the first Meeting should be held at York. "](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:k2vndnqj4bvumkbjxhrtnj3e/bafkreibpngfmf5w47cktdape2tsaj3yhff3ziwv2g2siptf6c73vev63ly@jpeg)
November 23, 2024 at 3:45 PM
As fellow Bluesky newbies, we're looking forward to your insights!
Our two organisations go back a bit. We hosted the inaugural meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science (now the British Science Association) in 1831 and we've been colleagues and friends ever since.
Our two organisations go back a bit. We hosted the inaugural meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science (now the British Science Association) in 1831 and we've been colleagues and friends ever since.
Here in York, UK, we're still mourning the late, lamented Long Boi.
Full story: yorkmix.com/the-long-boi...
Full story: yorkmix.com/the-long-boi...
November 23, 2024 at 3:07 PM
Here in York, UK, we're still mourning the late, lamented Long Boi.
Full story: yorkmix.com/the-long-boi...
Full story: yorkmix.com/the-long-boi...
We missed #RomanFortThursday, but here's York's Multangular Tower anyway.
November 22, 2024 at 4:51 PM
We missed #RomanFortThursday, but here's York's Multangular Tower anyway.
Our pigs have had a tiring week.
November 22, 2024 at 4:48 PM
Our pigs have had a tiring week.
Did you know Vikings visited the Azores and Madeira? Or that they launched Baltic raids in the thirteenth-century?
If not, you should definitely read "Forgotten Vikings" by Alex Harvey!
Alex spoke to YPS members in September: www.ypsyork.org/events/remem...
If not, you should definitely read "Forgotten Vikings" by Alex Harvey!
Alex spoke to YPS members in September: www.ypsyork.org/events/remem...
November 22, 2024 at 3:18 PM
Did you know Vikings visited the Azores and Madeira? Or that they launched Baltic raids in the thirteenth-century?
If not, you should definitely read "Forgotten Vikings" by Alex Harvey!
Alex spoke to YPS members in September: www.ypsyork.org/events/remem...
If not, you should definitely read "Forgotten Vikings" by Alex Harvey!
Alex spoke to YPS members in September: www.ypsyork.org/events/remem...
Anyone need Tom's expertise? A seriously impressive CV...
(PS Members of the Yorkshire Philosophical Society visited the Govan Stones last month - 100% recommend!)
(PS Members of the Yorkshire Philosophical Society visited the Govan Stones last month - 100% recommend!)
November 22, 2024 at 3:05 PM
Anyone need Tom's expertise? A seriously impressive CV...
(PS Members of the Yorkshire Philosophical Society visited the Govan Stones last month - 100% recommend!)
(PS Members of the Yorkshire Philosophical Society visited the Govan Stones last month - 100% recommend!)
Hello Bluesky! We're a distant ancestor, launched in 1822 to share knowledge and ideas about science and civilisation. Our founders started the Yorkshire Museum, now part of the York Museums Trust. Today, we host lectures, visits and study tours for people in and around York, UK.
November 22, 2024 at 1:34 PM
Hello Bluesky! We're a distant ancestor, launched in 1822 to share knowledge and ideas about science and civilisation. Our founders started the Yorkshire Museum, now part of the York Museums Trust. Today, we host lectures, visits and study tours for people in and around York, UK.