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PP - Proceedings Papers
- 18 - Scientific papers published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society volume 50, 1892

RefNo	PP/18/30
Level	Item
Title	Printed proof, 'A note on the history of the statutes of the Society' by Michael Foster
Date	1891
Description	Foster presents details of the first statutes, the statues from 1663 to 1752, the election of Fellows, the admission of Fellows, the election of Council and Officers, the Philosophical Transactions, payments by Fellows, the statutes from 1752 to 1776, the admission of Foreign Members, the Clerk and Librarian of the Society, the Ordinary Meetings of the Society, the 'admission of Strangers to the Meetings of the Society', the library of the Society, the statutes from 1776 to 1847 and changes from 1847 to 1888. He concludes with a table documenting the number of Fellows alive on the Anniversary Meeting of each year from 1701 to 1890. Extensive annotations in pencil and ink. Note reads 'The following note was drawn up for the use of the Council of the Society while preparing the foregoing revised edition of the Statutes'. Subject: History A version of this paper was published in volume 50 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'A note on the history of the statutes of the Society'.
Extent	13p
Format	Printed
PhysicalDescription	Ink and graphite pencil on paper
Digital images	View item on Science in the Making
AccessStatus	Open
RelatedMaterial	DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1891.0066

Fellows associated with this archive

Code	PersonName	Dates
NA8220	Foster; Sir; Michael (1836 - 1907); physiologist	1836 - 1907

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