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Reflections on the Decline of Science in England

by Charles Babbage

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  1. 1Dedication
  2. 2Preface
  3. 3Introductory Remarks
  4. 4Chapter I — On the Reciprocal Influence of Science and Education
  5. 5Chapter II — Of the Inducements to Individuals to Cultivate Science
  6. 6Section 1 — Professional Impulses
  7. 7Section 2 — Of National Encouragement
  8. 8Section 3 — Of Encouragement From Learned Societies
  9. 9Chapter III — General State of Learned Societies in England
  10. 10Chapter IV — State of the Royal Society in Particular
  11. 11Section 1 — Mode of Becoming a Fellow of the Royal Society
  12. 12Section 2 — Of the Presidency and Vice-Presidencies
  13. 13Section 3 — Of the Secretariships
  14. 14Section 4 — Of the Scientific Advisers
  15. 15Section 5 — Of the Union of Several Offices in One Person
  16. 16Section 6 — Of the Funds of the Society
  17. 17Section 7 — Of the Royal Medals
  18. 18Section 8 — Of the Copley Medals
  19. 19Section 9 — Of the Fairchild Lecture
  20. 20Section 10 — Of the Croonian Lecture
  21. 21Section 11 — Of the Causes of the Present State of the Royal Society
  22. 22Section 12 — Of the Plan for Reforming the Society
  23. 23Chapter V — Of Observations — Section 1 — Of Minute Precision
  24. 24Section 2 — On the Art of Observing
  25. 25Section 3 — On the Frauds of Observers
  26. 26Chapter VI | Suggestions for the Advancement of Science in England
  27. 27Section 2 — Of Biennial Presidents
  28. 28Section 3 — Of the Influence of the Colleges of Physicians and Surg…
  29. 29Section 4 — Of the Influence of the Royal Institution on the Royal…
  30. 30Section 5 — Of the Transactions of the Royal Society
  31. 31Section 6 — Order of Merit
  32. 32Section 7 — Of the Union of Scientific Societies
  33. 33Conclusion
  34. 34Appendix, No. 1
  35. 35Appendix, No. 2
  36. 36Appendix, No. 3

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