This involved moving closer to Edinburgh, and he was thus able to participate in the city's intellectual life. Playfair became involved in the establishment of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1783 and was one of the original Fellows of that Society .
Ang kasangkot ang paglipat ng mas malapit sa Edinburgh, at siya ay kaya makakapag-lumahok sa lungsod ng intelektwal na buhay. Playfair naging kasangkot sa pagtatatag ng Royal Society of Edinburgh sa 1783 at ay isa ng ang orihinal na Fellows ng Lipunan.