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New York 

 Academy of Sciences. 



FOUNDED IN 1817. 



ORGANIZATION. 



The New York Academy of Sciences is fourth in age among 

 American scientific societies, having been organized in 1 8 17 as 

 the Lyceum of Natural History. It embraces all branches of 

 science and its scope is the same as that of the older European 

 societies. Its publications are of world-wide reputation and 

 contain the first announcement of many discoveries, which have 

 proved to be of great importance in their practical and theoret- 

 ical relations. 



The former Presidents have been : Dr. Samuel L. Mitchell, 

 1817-1823. Professor John Torrey, 1 824-1 826 ; 1836. Major 

 Joseph Delafield, 1827-1837; 1839-1865. Professor Charles 

 A. Joy, 1 866-1 867. Professor John S. Newberry, 1 868-1 892. 

 Professor O. P. Hubbard, 1 892-1 893. Dr. H. Carrington Bol- 

 ton, 1 893-1 894. Professor John K. Rees, 1 894-1 896. Pro- 

 fessor J. J. Stevenson, 1 896-1 898. Professor H. F. Osborn, 



1898-1900. 



MEMBERSHIP. 



Honorary members are limited to fifty in number, and are 

 elected from the representative scientific men of the world. 

 Corresponding members are also chosen from distinguished 

 men in different parts of the world engaged in the prosecution 

 of various branches of research, the results of which they are 

 expected to communicate to the Academy from time to time. 

 This list now includes over 250 names. 



Fellows are limited to 100 and are chosen from among the 

 Resident Members in recognition of scientific attainments or 



