List of Public Institutions and Individuals entitled to receive a Copy of the Philosophical Transactions The Philosophical Transactions is the oldest scientific journal in the English-speaking world, established by the Royal Society in 1665. of each year, on applying for the same directly or through their respective agents, within five years of the date of publication.

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Observatories

Armagh.
Cape of Good Hope.
Dublin.
Edinburgh.
Greenwich.
Kew.
Liverpool.
Madras.
Oxford (Radcliffe).

Institutions

Barbados ......... Library and Museum.
Birmingham ........ Free Central Library.
Calcutta .......... Asiatic Society.
........... Geological Museum.
Cambridge ......... Philosophical Society.
Cape Town ......... South African Library.
Cooper's Hill ....... Engineering College.
Dublin ............ Royal Dublin Society.
........... Royal Irish Academy.
Edinburgh ......... Royal Society.
Liverpool ......... Free Public Library.
London ............ Admiralty Library.
........... Chemical Society.
........... Entomological Society.
........... Geological Society.
........... Geological Survey of Great Britain.
........... Guildhall Library.
........... Institution of Civil Engineers.
........... Institution of Naval Architects.
........... Linnean Society.
........... London Institution.
........... Royal Asiatic Society.
........... Royal Astronomical Society.
........... Royal College of Physicians.
........... Royal College of Surgeons.
........... Royal Geographical Society.
........... Royal Engineers, Headquarters Library.
........... Royal Horticultural Society.
........... Royal Institute of British Architects.
........... Royal Institution of Great Britain.
........... Royal Medical and Chirurgical original: "Chirurgical," an archaic term for surgical Society.
........... Royal Society of Literature.
........... Society of Antiquaries.
........... Society of Arts.
........... The Queen's Library.
........... The Treasury Library.
........... The War Office.
........... United Service Museum.
........... Zoological Society.
Malta ............. Public Library.
Manchester ........ Literary and Philosophical Society.
Melbourne ......... University Library.
Montreal .......... McGill College.
Oxford ............ Ashmolean Society.
........... Radcliffe Library.

Swansea ........... Royal Institution.
Sydney ............ University Library.
Wellington ........ New Zealand Institute.
Woolwich .......... Royal Artillery Library.

Buenos Aires original: "Buenos Ayres" ...... Public Museum original: "Museo Publico".
Caracas ........... Society of Physical and Natural Sciences original: "Sociedad di Ciencias Fisicas y Naturales".

Brünn ............. Natural Research Association original: "Naturforschender Verein".
Graz original: "Gratz" ............. Natural Science Association for Styria original: "Naturwissenschaftlicher Verein für Steiermark".
Hermannstadt ...... Transylvanian Association for the Natural Sciences original: "Siebenbürgischer Verein für die Naturwissenschaften".
Innsbruck ......... The Ferdinandeum original: "Das Ferdinandeum," a museum for the State of Tyrol.
Klausenburg ....... Transylvanian Museum original: "Erdélyi Muzeum—Das siebenbürgisches Museum".
Prague ............ Royal Bohemian Society of Sciences original: "Königliche böhmische Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften".
Vienna ............ Imperial Academy of Sciences original: "Kaiserliche Akademie der Wissenschaften".
.................. Geographical Society original: "Geographische Gesellschaft".
.................. Imperial Geological Institute original: "Geologische Reichsanstalt".

Brussels .......... Royal Academy of Medicine original: "Académie Royale de Médecine".
.................. Royal Academy of Sciences original: "Académie Royale des Sciences".
Liège original: "Liége" ............. Society of Sciences original: "Société des Sciences".
Louvain ........... The University original: "L'Université".

Copenhagen ........ Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters original: "Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab".

Helsinki original: "Helsingfors" ........ Society of Sciences original: "Société des Sciences".

Lyons ............. Academy of Sciences, Humanities original: "Belles-Lettres", and Arts.
Montpellier ....... Academy of Sciences and Letters original: "Académie des Sciences et Lettres".
.................. Faculty of Medicine original: "Faculté de Médecine".
Paris ............. Academy of Sciences of the Institute original: "Académie des Sciences de l'Institut".
.................. Depository of the Navy original: "Dépôt de la Marine," the French hydrographic office.
.................. School of Mines original: "École des Mines".
.................. Superior Normal School original: "École Normale Supérieure".
.................. Polytechnic School original: "École Polytechnique".
.................. Faculty of Sciences of the Sorbonne original: "Faculté des Sciences de la Sorbonne".
.................. Garden of Plants original: "Jardin des Plantes," the main botanical garden in France.
.................. The Observatory original: "L'Observatoire".
.................. Entomological Society original: "Société Entomologique".
.................. Geographical Society original: "Société de Géographie".
.................. Geological Society original: "Société Géologique".
.................. Society for the Encouragement of National Industry original: "Société d'Encouragement pour l'Industrie Nationale".
Toulouse .......... Academy of Sciences original: "Académie des Sciences".