Royal Geological Society of Cornwall Royal Geological Society of Cornwall The Royal Geological Society of Cornwall is a geological society based in Penzance, Cornwall in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1814 to promote the study of the geology of Cornwall, and is the second oldest geological society in the world, after the Geological Society of London which was founded in 1807. The first President of the society was Davies Gilbert, the first Secretary John Ayrton Paris, and other notable members include Humphry Davy (some of whose papers are held by the Society), and William Gregor, who discovered titanium. The society's first premises was
Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland collections of the National Museum of Ireland. The Society achieved its aim of illustration of antiquities, not only through the published "Journal", which from its creation contained both lithographs and engravings (and later photographs), but also by a comprehensive effort to photograph the antiquities of the 32 counties of Ireland. The RSAI publishes an annual peer-reviewed Journal, generally abbreviated as JRSAI. The affairs of the Society are conducted by the elected President, Officers and Council (all of whose services are voluntary). The following have served as Presidents of the Society: Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland The Royal Society of