Join the Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry

Benefits of Membership

The Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry has a long-standing tradition in the field, organising colloquia, publications and promoting the interdisciplinary study of the field from its early beginnings to the present. The Society offers support to its members, including occasional lectures and the Partington prize for original academic writing on any aspect of the history of alchemy and chemistry. It offers a forum for advertising forthcoming events, both within the United Kingdom and internationally and its website provides a portal to resources related to the history of alchemy and chemistry.  The Society arranges regular events and meetings and maintains contacts with other institutions such as The Chemical Heritage Foundation in Philadelphia.

Members also receive the Society’s journal Ambix which is published by Maney Publishing and appears three times a year. Ambix is one of the leading scholarly journals in the field, publishing articles and book reviews which provide an incomparable overview of work in the literature, history, art, philosophy, cultural and religious history of the era. 

Members of SHAC can now receive 20% discounts on Taylor and Francis books and journals. Click on the links below for details:

Annals of Science
History and Philosophy of Logic

Joining the Society

It is possible to join the society by either completing the Online Membership Form: CLICK HERE, or by downloading, printing off and sending the Application Form (Word): CLICK HERE, and then paying the appropriate subscription.
For information on Subscription rates, CLICK HERE.

For all membership questions, please contact:

SHAC Honorary Treasurer

John Perkins
19 Nethercote Road,
Tackley,
Oxfordshire, OX5 3AW.
E-mail: shacperkins@googlemail.com