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Prize for the Advancement of Science at Paris Academy
The Royal Academy of Sciences announces two annual prizes funded by Helate Rouille de Meflay. One prize concerns the general system of the world and physical astronomy. the other, trade and navigation. Each prize totals 2000 Livres, awarded biennially due to revenue shortfall, with the 1734 award to be proclaimed after Easter. Submissions may be in French or Latin, anonymous, and must be legible. Letters must be delivered to Au Secretaire perpetuel de l Academie de Sciences at Paris, or their courier will provide a receipt and piece number, with payment upon receipt verification by the academy.
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Helate M. Rouille de Meflay
Paris
Royal Academy of Sciences
Academy
Secretaire Perpetuel de l Academie de Sciences
Academy of Sciences
M. de Meilly
N. S