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Word: taylorian (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1880-1889
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...been decided at Oxford University that the dues payable by members during their first four years of life there be increased. The cause of this is certain unremunerative expenditures that have been made, the benefit of which accrues almost wholly to undergraduates. Among these are the Taylorian Galleries; the parks (pound38,800); the museum (pound15,000, all of which, except the cost of the site, has been paid out of income); an observatory (pound7,500); a new chemical laboratory (pound7,500); the restoration of the Bodleian edifice (pound20,000); the new schools site (pound38,000), and the new schools building...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NOTES AND COMMENTS. | 6/15/1882 | See Source »

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