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Physical Society of London

scientific society in England, established in 1874
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Physical Society of London

Summary

Physical Society of London is a scientific society[1]. It draws 21 Wikipedia views per month (scientific_society category, ranking #34 of 165).[2]

Key Facts

  • Physical Society of London's instance of is recorded as scientific society[3].
  • Physical Society of London's founder is recorded as Frederick Guthrie[4].
  • Physical Society of London's founder is recorded as William F. Barrett[5].
  • January 1, 1874 marks the founding of Physical Society of London[6].
  • Physical Society of London's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Physical Society of London'}[7].
  • Physical Society of London's house publication is recorded as Proceedings of the Physical Society[8].

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Founding

Founders include Frederick Guthrie[4] and William F. Barrett[5]. January 1, 1874 marks the founding of Physical Society of London[6].

Why It Matters

Physical Society of London draws 21 Wikipedia views per month (scientific_society category, ranking #34 of 165).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Pigsonthewing · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Founder → Frederick Guthrie, William F. Barrett
    Aliases → —
    Nla trove people id → 1192969
    Instance of → —
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P1315]]: 1192969, Matched to #mix'n'match [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/5661360|Physical Society of London (#5661360)]] for {{P|1315}}"
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