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THE energetic revival of scientific activity in Italy, to which attention has been before directed, is still progressing satisfactorily. The mere fact that the Transactions of the Royal Institution of Lombardy report the proceedings of the sittings of the 24th June, of the 4th and 18th of July, of the “ordinary sittings of the 1st August,” and “the solemn sittings of the 7th of the same month,” afford to any Englishman who has summered on the Plains of Lombardy, very strong presumptive evidence of scientific enthusiasm and industry. Even in our lukewarm climate such meetings are suspended during the summer months, in spite of the insatiable activity of Englishmen. It does not appear that the worship of the “dolce far niente” has profaned the Milanese shrine of science.
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WILLIAMS, W. Science in Italy * . Nature 7, 234 (1873). https://doi.org/10.1038/007234a0
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