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was still striving after the philosopher's stone down to the days of Darwinism, 

 radioactivity, and the application of science in all departments of human life. 

 It has seen the birth of many academies, from the antipodes almost to the 

 polar circle, but ever maintains in their midst its position of leadership. Its 

 publications, beginning with the Proceedings and Philosophical Transactions, 

 and ending with the new International Catalogue of Scientific Literature, still 

 carry out to the full its object: 'to improve Natural Knowledge. 1 To the 

 many brilliant names which have illuminated its annals, and still do so, new 

 ones will be added in the future ; and each time a fresh star flashes into being 

 in this bright constellation one of the greatest in the firmament of science 

 that admiration will steadily increase which the scientists of the whole world 

 feel towards your Society. We have the firm conviction that it will, during 

 a limitless future, continue its truly royal work. On behalf of the Societas 

 Scientiarum Fennica. 



KNUT TALLQVIST, President. 



ANDERS DONNER, Secretary. 



SWEDEN 



UNIVERSITY OF LUND 



SOCIETATI REOALI PRO SCIENTIA NATURALI PROMOVENDA. Societati Vestrae, 

 natalem celebraturae CCL annorum, ob egregia in scientiis merita grata 

 memorique admiratione imbuta gratulatur Universitas Carolina Lundensis. 

 Ut in saeculis iam peractis socii Vestri egregii, quales fuerunt Isaacus Newton 

 et Carolus Darwin, summa ingenii sagacitate excellentes naturam rerum 

 indagarunt, haud secus in futura quoque saecula confidenter optamus ut Vestri 

 recipiantur sodales, qui novis ingenii inventis condiciones sublevaturi humanas, 

 nova gloria patriam Vestram inclutam sint afFecturi Societatemque Regalem 

 celeberrimam. 



Datum Lundae, d. XIV m. lunii a. MCMXII. 



AXEL KOCK, Rector. 



UNIVERSITY OF STOCKHOLM 



To THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF LONDON. With the deepest feelings of venera- 

 tion and thankfulness the UNIVERSITY OF STOCKHOLM takes part in the 

 solemn commemorating of the foundation, a quarter of a millennium ago, 

 of the Royal Society of London. The long and glorious history of this 

 distinguished Society is the history of a great number of the most prominent 

 pathfinders and heroes of science. It is also with the fullest appreciation 

 of the great and important influence exerted by the Royal Society upon 



