The Signet Library has been chosen as the custodian for the Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgow’s own collection of its publications and these can now be consulted by appointment at the Library (for details, please see here).

Our page about the RPSG publications, which includes holdings lists and links to indices and finding aids, can be found here.

The Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgow was founded in 1802 to create a centre for discussion of the sciences and arts, with a view to helping the city’s trade and development through the exchange of ideas and exploration of new research. Over its history it has been able to count some of the greatest names in Scottish science and philosophy amongst its members, including Joseph Lister and William Thomson, Lord Kelvin.

The Society continues to thrive today and its website is here. A history of the Society has been produced and this can be read here.