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Table IV. 

 Sciences 



instructive. In geometry, France has 4; Prussia, 3; Bavaria, 2; 

 England, ; United States, 0. In astronomy, England has 4 ; United 

 States, 3 ; Prussia, 1 ; France, 0. In medicine, Prussia has 4 ; Bavaria, 

 2 ; England, 1 ; France, ; United States, 0. 



A grouping according to the seven societies is given in Table V. 

 The name of the country is given in the first column, followed by the 

 number of members belonging to 7, 6, 5 4, 3 and 2 societies, re- 

 spectively. Of course, the number belonging to 7 societies, 10, is the 

 same for all. The total number of members in Table II. is given 

 in the next column, followed by the number in each society who have 

 so far failed to be elected into any other society (except perhaps that 

 of their own country) and are, therefore, not included in Table II. 

 The sum of the last two columns is given in the next column, and 

 gives the total number of foreign associates. The ages of the youngest 

 and oldest foreign associate in Table II., at the times of their election 

 into each society, are given in next two columns. 



Table V. 

 Societies 



The order in which members were elected into each society, fur- 

 nishes a test of the care with which candiadtes were selected. Thus, 

 if the ten members of all seven societies had been elected into one 

 society first, and afterwards into all the others, we should say that that 



