The Nova Scotian Institute of Science is a Canadian non-profit organization that promotes scientific research in

Nova Scotia Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland". Most of the population are native Eng ...

. Founded in 1862 and incorporated by an act of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in 1890, the Institute is one of the oldest learned societies in Canada, providing members and the public an opportunity to communicate about scientific researc

Monthly meetings are held at the

Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History The Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History, part of the Nova Scotia Museum, is located in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia. The museum includes collections and exhibits concerning the natural sciences as well as artifacts of cultural significance to N ...

in addition to public lectures and panel discussions. The Institute publishes the

peer-reviewed Peer review is the evaluation of work by one or more people with similar competencies as the producers of the work (peers). It functions as a form of self-regulation by qualified members of a profession within the relevant field. Peer review ...

journal ''The Proceedings of the Nova Scotian Institute of Science'' and has a library housed at the

Killam Library The Killam Memorial Library is the main library of Dalhousie University, and the largest academic library in the Maritimes, comprising of space. History Designed by Leslie R. Fairn, the library was made possible by the donation of $30 million by ...

on the Studley Campus of

Dalhousie University Dalhousie University (commonly known as Dal) is a large public research university in Nova Scotia Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the fou ...

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