National academies of science, the learned bodies in which a nation elects its leading scientists, publishes reports and advises its government, including the Royal Society, the Académie des Sciences, the United States National Academy of Sciences and the academies of Russia and China. A body belongs here when its cited article calls it a national academy of science. It excludes societies for a single discipline or profession.
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History of the Royal Society (Wikipedia)
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is a learned society and the United Kingdom's national academy of sciences
French Academy of Sciences (Wikipedia)
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is a learned society, founded in 1666 by Louis XIV at the suggestion of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, to encourage and protect the spirit of French scientific research
National Academy of Sciences (Wikipedia)
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is an American nonprofit, non-governmental organization
Chinese Academy of Sciences (Wikipedia)
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is the national academy for natural sciences and the highest consultancy for science and technology of the People's Republic of China
Russian Academy of Sciences (Wikipedia)
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The Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS; Russian: Росси́йская акаде́мия нау́к, РАН, romanized: Rossiyskaya akademiya nauk, RAN) consists of the national academy of Russia; a network of scientific research institutes from across the Russian Federation; and additional scientific and social units such as libraries, publishing units, and hospitals.
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