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LEARNED SOCIETIES IN ENGLAND.
43
SOCIETIES. Fees on
Admission, including
Composition
for Annual
Payments.
Appended Letters.
£. s. d.
Royal Society 50 0 0 F. R. S.
Royal Society of Edinburgh 25 4 0[1] F. R. S. E.
Royal Academy of Dublin 26 5 0 M. R. I. A.
Royal Society of Literature 36 15 0 F. R. S. Lit.
Antiquarian 50 8 0 F. A. S.
Linnean 36 0 0 F. L. S.
Geological 34 13 0 F. G. S.
Astronomical 25 4 0 M. A. S.
Zoological 26 5 0 F. Z. S.
Royal Institution 50 0 0 M. R. I.
Royal Asiatic 31 10 0 F. R. A. S.
Horticultural 48 6 0 F. H. S.
Medico-Botanical 21 0 0 F. M. B. S.

Thus, those who are ambitious of scientific distinction, may, according to their fancy, render their name a kind of comet, carrying with it a

  1. The Royal Society of Edinburgh now requires, for composition in lieu of annual contributions, a sum dependent on the value of the life of the member.