Description | 'Dear Sir, Your application for a grant of the Royal Society's publications in exchange for the comptes rendus of your Society has been under consideration by the Royal Society, and I regret to inform you that having regard to the pressure on its funds the Society does not see its way to accede to your request to receive its publications gratuitously. The Philosophical Transactions [of the Royal Society] are on sale at moderate prices, advertised as the numbers and volumes come out, and the Proceedings [of the Royal Society] may be subscribed for in advance at the low rate of 15/- per volume for Series A and 20/- per volume for Series B.' |