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Decline of Science in England

CHAPTER II
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In the mean time, I performed the same operation on his list, against some names of which I was obliged to place a ZERO.

The result of the comparison was an average of nearly 1200L.

per annum for the six French SAVANS whom I had named.

Of the average amount of the sums received by the English, I only remember that it was very much smaller.

When we consider what a command over the necessaries and luxuries of life 1200L.


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