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Rh member. The last two columns give the number of new members, and the number who have died.

It appears from Table III. that the total number of men in Table I. is 122 and that they have a membership of 515, 16 of them are members of all seven societies, and 14 of six. On January 1, 1909, the number of members was 93, on January 1, 1914, it was 89. As in the previous publication, Prussia is ahead of any other country in men, membership and in membership in all seven societies. The average membership is, however, much less than that of England. The progress in France appears from its seven new members, and in the United States by its four new members, equalling in number those of Prussia. Six years ago the United States had no more members than Saxony, although the population was twenty times as great. The total number elected shows an excess of three, although the number living is only one greater, owing to the great loss by death, including the two leaders, Newcomb 7, and Agassiz 6. It is interesting to compare the numbers of Austria and Germany, including Prussia, Saxony, Bavaria, Baden and Würtemberg, with England, France, Russia, Belgium and Scotland, and with the nine remaining countries. The number of members in these three groups are 44, 41, 37; of members of all seven societies 7, 5 and 4; of memberships, 188, 181 and 145; of new members, 7, 12 and 10; of deaths, 12, 12 and 9. These numbers are nearly equal, with a slight advantage for Germany.

A grouping according to sciences is contained in Table IV. The