[Decline of Science in England by Charles Babbage]@TWC D-Link bookDecline of Science in England CHAPTER III 5/11
26 5 0 F.Z.S. Royal Institution.........
50 0 0 M.R.I. Royal Asiatic..............
31 10 0 F.R.A.S. Horticultural.............
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21 0 0 F.M.B.S. [* 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.] Thus, those who are ambitious of scientific distinction, may, according to their fancy, render their name a kind of comet, carrying with it a tail of upwards of forty letters, at the average cost of 10L.9s.
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