The New International Encyclopædia/New York Academy of Sciences, The

NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, The. An association incorporated in 1818 as The Lyceum of Natural History in the City of New York, which was exchanged in 1876 for the present name. In 1902 the Academy was empowered by legislative enactment to obtain funds and erect a building for scientific uses, and to exercise such other powers as appertain to the scope of such institutions. Membership in the Academy consists of four classes: active members, fellows, corresponding members, and honorary members. Fellows are chosen from the active members in virtue of their scientific attainments. The number of corresponding members is limited to two hundred, and honorary members to fifty. The following sections of the Academy are in active operation: astronomy, physics, and chemistry; biology; geology and mineralogy; anthropology and psychology. The Academy publishes Annals and Memoirs.