British Science Association
The British Association or - in the long form - the British Association for the Advancement of Science is a learned society with the aim to make science popular and to promote the exchange between scientists. Since 2009, the company operates under the name of the British Science Association.
It was founded in 1831 on the model of the Society of German Natural Scientists by William Vernon Harcourt ( 1789-1871 ) on a proposal by David Brewster, after he disappointed by the elite from his perspective and conservative attitude of the Royal Society turned away. The first meeting of the Society took place in York on September 27, 1831.
In its order, the first code of nomenclature of the so-called Strickland Code was created in 1842. He should be equally valid as plants for animals, but broke on the question of the author - quote at the same time the split between botany and zoology in nomenclatural questions.
During the last decades it was the main objective of this society, to promote the understanding of science among the general public. The annual meeting, which is now called the " Festival of Science" ( Festival of Science ), is the largest public science event in the UK, which draws much public attention. The youth organization of society ( British Association of Young Scientists ) has set itself the goal to confront students about the school curriculum beyond science and encouraging them to advance their skills in this area.