Asiatic Society of Bengal
1934; Nature Portfolio; Volume: 133; Issue: 3349 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1038/133021b0
ISSN1476-4687
Tópico(s)Agricultural Economics and Practices
ResumoON January 15, 1934, the Asiatic Society of Bengal, which was founded under the name of the “Asiatick Society”, on January 15, 1784, by Sir William Jones, will reach the age of a hundred and fifty years. The Society was founded to inquire into the history, civil and natural, the antiquities, laws, arts, sciences and literature of Asia, and during its long existence its usefulness has spread far and wide, and it has to its credit a wonderful record of achievements. The president and council of the Society have decided to celebrate, on January 15, the 150th anniversary of this foundation. The anniversary programme will consist of a conversazione in the Indian Museum, and a banquet in the hall of the Society, followed by a special anniversary meeting to receive addresses from learned societies and to elect a number of honorary anniversary members of the Society. In connexion with the centenary celebration in 1884, a volume depicting the progress of letters and science during the preceding hundred years was published; and it has been decided to undertake the preparation of a special volume on similar lines covering the period of the last fifty years.
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