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 a Celtic Academy was established in that city in the year 1807. Its objects were, 1st, the elucidation of the history, customs, antiquities, manners, and monuments of the Celts, particularly in France; 2d, the etymology of all the European languages, by the aid of the Celto-Briton, Welsh, and Erse; and, 3d, researches relating to Druidism. The attention of the members was also particularly called to the history and settlements of the Galatæ in Asia. Lenoir, the keeper of the museum of French monuments, was appointed president. A fasciculus, consisting of one hundred and fifty or one hundred and sixty pages, was to be published monthly; the engravings, illustrative of Celtic antiquities, were to be under the inspection of Lenoir. The devices are, ; and .

VI. Academies of Languages. The Royal Swedish Academy was founded in the year 1786, for the purpose of purifying and perfecting the Swedish language. A medal is struck by its direction every year, in honour of some illustrious Swede. This academy do not publish their Transactions. An Academy of the Russian language is attached to the Imperial Academy of Sciences at Petersburgh. (.)

The following is a catalogue of the published Memoirs and Transactions of the principal Academies of science and literature in Europe.

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