ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt, ðə jˈɪɹ voʊltˈɛɹ bɪkˌeɪm ɐ mˈɛmbɚ, bˈɛndʒəmɪn fɹˈæŋklɪn ænd dʒˈɑːn pˈɔːl dʒˈoʊnz ˈɔːlsoʊ wɜːɹ ɐksˈɛptᵻd ɐlˈɔŋ wɪð dʒˈiːn sˈɪlveɪn bˈeɪli.
In 1778, the year Voltaire became a member, Benjamin Franklin and John Paul Jones also were accepted along with Jean Sylvain Bailly.