Minutes
Here you can explore the meeting minutes of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences from 1739-1899. You can either search the minutes in full text, or follow mentions of an individual person.
Minutes from 1747
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Meeting 1747-01-17
Meeting discussed new admissions, elected Dr Browaldius as president.
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Meeting 1747-01-24
Discussions on Kalms' trip, economy lectures, and an unusual egg.
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Meeting 1747-01-31
Discussed ice fountain, profile drawing, and medical case. Inventor sought membership.
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Meeting 1747-02-07
Meeting discussed sea level changes, an improved ice cellar, and magnetic needle movements.
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Meeting 1747-02-11
H. Celsius gave a commemorative speech about B. v. Otter at the meeting.
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Meeting 1747-02-14
Reports on Kinnekulle's description and whales, a pearl mussel, and an irrigation machine from Seville were presented.
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Meeting 1747-02-21
Discussion on Hof's work, cause of Northern Lights and status of Thamiska testament. Clay and crucible tested.
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Meeting 1747-02-28
Discussion on sea decline and a new method by H. Anders Svab.
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Meeting 1747-03-07
Meeting discussed Siberian plants at Löfstad and request for royal patronage for the academy.
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Meeting 1747-03-14
Academy meeting discussed trees, dyes, and foreign members.
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Meeting 1747-03-17
Members assembled, thanking the highness for protecting the academy.
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Meeting 1747-03-28
The academy approved Laurel's work and decided to create a standardized spelling system for Swedish.
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Meeting 1747-03-28
Report on Laurel's linguistic work and setting a standard spelling for Academy publications.
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Meeting 1747-04-04
Language improvement, auditorium decoration, and member numbers were discussed.
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Meeting 1747-04-11
Members discussed longitude determination, nomination of foreign members, and supported a medal for royal favor.
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Meeting 1747-04-18
Discussion on disputation from Åbo and Swedish spelling; planning member classification.
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Meeting 1747-04-25
Classification of members and limited admission of new members.
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Meeting 1747-05-03
Meeting discussed books, machinery, and international contacts.
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Meeting 1747-05-23
Liungquist elected as member; Schutzer rejected; Faggot chosen as new president.
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Meeting 1747-05-30
Discussed parish contributions, new member, and Finnish publications.
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Meeting 1747-06-06
Experiments with linen yarn, observations on the binocle mask, a report on a pilose child, and a coral stone from Gotland were discussed.
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Meeting 1747-06-13
Haller accepted his membership and Liungquist took his seat. Magnets, fertilization timing, and rye cultivation were discussed.
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Meeting 1747-06-20
Scheffer joined the Academy; discussed lightning strikes and electricity experiments.
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Meeting 1747-07-04
Kalm sought recommendation, new members admitted, and a disputation was presented.
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Meeting 1747-07-11
Medal for Uppsala Academy, Hiorter's observations accepted, reported Spöring's death.
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Meeting 1747-07-18
Discussion on almanac privilege and note on parrot laying eggs after long time.
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Meeting 1747-07-25
The royal was absent due to illness; however, Palmstierna was elected as the new president.
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Meeting 1747-08-02
Discussion on grain storage and technical innovations; Silfversparre admitted as a member.
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Meeting 1747-08-08
Perard to submit his journal, sailing technique rejected, mask incident to be investigated.
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Meeting 1747-08-15
Discussion on Hasselquist's disputation and Hallman's drawings, shipbuilding questions, and experiments with hail guns.
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Meeting 1747-08-22
Discussions on linseed properties, a rare insect discovery, and Gustaf Ribing's membership.
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Meeting 1747-08-29
Discussions on Kalm's stipend proposal, tar experiments, and church music in Swedish.
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Meeting 1747-09-05
Roman presented secrets from Mannheim; Helland's study on ice formation in Torneå was referred to Klingenstierna and Hiorter.
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Meeting 1747-09-12
Discussed the king's contribution to the observatory and potato planting. H. Kalm will travel to America this autumn.
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Meeting 1747-09-19
Meeting discussed tobacco use, cheese making, language regulation; Laurel proposed for membership.
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Meeting 1747-09-26
Plans for the observatory, Salvius' application, and Gesnerii's admission were discussed.
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Meeting 1747-10-03
Meeting discussed St. Ascension Island, lemon preservation, and church music performed publicly in the Great Hall.
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Meeting 1747-10-10
The meeting discussed forest frost damage, chicken manure effects, and red clay from Helsingland.
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Meeting 1747-10-17
Meeting covered contributions on Swedish spelling, agriculture, and contracts with Salvius and Rehn.
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Meeting 1747-10-24
Discussion on steel hardening techniques, financial issues, and election of Mr. Brandt as new president.
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Meeting 1747-10-31
Discussion on measurement standards comparison, ministerial assistance, and planning an astronomical calendar.
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Meeting 1747-11-07
Discussion included Berch's proposal on market dates and Rudenscöld’s report on Swedish orthography.
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Meeting 1747-11-07
Kielberg's work reviewed; encouragement but need for reliable studies.
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Meeting 1747-11-14
New prescription, three new members, Kalm's journey and Lapland priest instructions were discussed.
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Meeting 1747-11-21
Works on calculus situs, lemon preservation, distillation methods, illness reports, and technical designs are discussed.
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Meeting 1747-11-28
Carlberg joined, discussed furnace and farming scenarios, and Friberg's offer for longitude measurements.
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Meeting 1747-12-05
Utfall proposed as member; discussion on instructions for East India journey and Kirkbach's response.
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Meeting 1747-12-12
Meeting discussed mineralogy, East India Company's support and a discovered wooden piece in Norway.
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Meeting 1747-12-19
Discussion on almanacs, Hiorter's assignment, and election of new members.
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Meeting 1747-12-24
H. Laurel commemorated member H. Triewald's life and contributions.
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