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IN NATURE of April 6, 1905, attention was directed to negotiations that had commenced between the Society of Arts and the London Institution having for their object the amalgamation of the two institutions. A special meeting of the promoters of the London Institution was about to be held to consider the scheme, which was supported by a joint committee of the two institutions; and whilst it was recognised that some opposition on the part of members of the London Institution would have to be reckoned with, it was assumed that amalgamation would be brought about. This expectation was not realised. Whilst there is reason to believe that the members of the Society of Arts would have been practically unanimous in their support of amalgamation, a vigorous minority of the London Institution opposed, with the result that the scheme was never voted upon. It was shelved, and for the time being no more was heard of amalgamation. After the failure to bring about union between the two institutions, no attempt was made to vitalise the London Institution. It remained, as it had been for some years, practically moribund.
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The Royal Society of Arts and the London Institution . Nature 80, 100 (1909). https://doi.org/10.1038/080100a0
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