Royal Society of Edinburgh, The, was incorporated by royal charter in 1783 through the efforts of Robertson the historian, and superseded the old Philosophical Society; held fortnightly meetings (December till June) in the Royal Institution; receives a grant of £300; publishes Transactions; has a membership of some 550, including foreign and British Fellows.
Definition taken from The Nuttall Encyclopædia, edited by the Reverend James Wood (1907)
Royal Academy of Arts * Royal Society of London