in 1858, the society published the first complete english translation of the rosetta stone. the work was performed solely by three undergraduate members, charles r hale, s. huntington jones, and henry morton. the translation quickly sold out two editions, and was internationally hailed as a monumental work of scholarship. in 1988, the british museum bestowed the honor of including the philomathean rosetta stone report in its select bibliography of the most important works ever published on the rosetta stone. the philomathean society maintains a full-scale cast of the stone in its meeting room, along with several original lithograph prints of the report.