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name of the science is followed by the number of members in 7, 6, 5, 4, 

 3 and 2 societies, the total number of members, the total number of so- 

 cieties, the average number, the numbei of new members and the num- 

 ber of deceased members. 



Table IV 



Sciences 



Name 



Mathematics 

 Astronomy . . 

 Geography. . 



Physics 



Chemistry. . . 



Geology 



Botany 



Zoology 



Biology 



AU 



2 

 3 



2 

 4 

 2 

 1 

 1 

 1 



16 



2 

 3 

 1 

 2 

 1 

 1 

 2 

 1 



13 



1 



2 

 1 

 3 



4 

 3 

 2 



16 



2 

 3 

 2 

 4 

 1 

 3 



3 



6 



24 



6 

 4 

 4 



4 

 4 

 4 



7 



6 

 o 



41 



1 

 1 

 3 



2 

 4 



All 



14 

 16 

 11 

 15 

 11 

 13 

 13 

 16 

 13 



Soc. 



59 

 75 

 37 

 69 

 52 

 62 

 56 

 60 

 45 



12 122 515 4.2 29 



At. 



4.2 

 4.7 

 3.4 

 4.6 

 4.7 

 4.7 

 4.3 

 3.8 

 3.5 



New 



3 

 6 

 5 

 3 

 3 

 2 

 1 

 2 

 4 



D. 



2 

 6 

 3 

 2 

 3 

 3 

 5 

 3 

 6 



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Chemistry is conspicuous in Table IV. from the large number of 

 members of the seven academies, notwithstanding the small total num- 

 ber of members. Biology and geography may be regarded as somewhat 

 new sciences. At least, comparatively few doctors were members of 

 these societies half a century ago. Accordingly, we find but few having 

 membership in 5, 6 or 7 societies. It is not surprising that the number 

 of zoologists is large, considering the breadth of the subject, and the 

 number included in this profession. On the other hand, the total num- 

 ber of astronomers is small, but the number included here is relatively 

 large. The average membership is also equal to that of chemistry and 

 geology. It is probably due to the interest and rapid growth of astro- 

 physics. In mathematics, the country most largely represented is 

 France with 5 members; in astronomy, United States, 5, England, 4; 

 in physics, England, 5; in biology, Prussia, 5. Great Britain is the 

 only country represented in each of the sciences. Prussia has no geol- 

 ogist on the list, France no geographer, and the United States, no 

 mathematician, chemist, botanist or biologist. 



