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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 1754
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Meeting 1754-01-12
The Academy met; Bonnet's book and Lidbeck's report discussed; Bonnet proposed as foreign member.
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Meeting 1754-01-26
Celsius elected as new president; prize rules discussed.
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Meeting 1754-02-09
Meeting included welcoming new members and discussing fire extinguishing techniques.
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Meeting 1754-02-16
Discussed staircase to observatory and new scientific methods.
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Meeting 1754-03-02
Interest from the Thamiska capital was transferred and a method to sweeten seawater was discussed.
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Meeting 1754-03-09
Polhem opposed Ler-ältan N.4; Lundgren's beekeeping notes were deemed worthy of separate publication; Retzius' observations were insignificant.
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Meeting 1754-03-13
Mörk commemorated Ribe; Celsius, Faggot, and Klingenstierna attended.
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Meeting 1754-03-14
Honoring Dr. Brelin; speeches approved for publication.
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Meeting 1754-03-23
Decision on book purchase and discussion of magnetic experiments.
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Meeting 1754-04-06
Meeting to approve members and review submissions on dyes, electricity, and medical methods.
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Meeting 1754-05-04
New president elected after Celsius; new members joined the academy.
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Meeting 1754-05-11
Meeting chaired by Salander; discussed Eliander's death and farming in Skåne.
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Meeting 1754-05-25
Rosenadler donated books to the library and Faggot showed a marine plant and fish. New maps and German document on currents discussed.
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Meeting 1754-06-15
Faggot chaired the meeting discussing snow crust, weather changes, and a tea variety from China.
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Meeting 1754-06-29
The meeting discussed cannon casting, gravity theory, and a new member.
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Meeting 1754-07-13
Few members attended; discussed Westman's letter on illnesses and Kähler's new polyp species.
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Meeting 1754-07-27
Carleson eulogizes Plomgrén; Falck becomes an associate member; decision on constructing instruments at the observatory.
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Meeting 1754-08-31
Discussion on fortifications, report on cannons, and new journals from the East Indies.
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Meeting 1754-09-07
Rosenadler to deliver speech on Bielke; discussion on fruit tree planting and a storm.
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Meeting 1754-09-21
Discussed Tjäder's manuscript on fortifications and Swaretz's debt claim; included Linnaeus' thoughts.
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Meeting 1754-09-29
Meeting discussed Chinese agriculture and useful observations in field cultivation.
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Meeting 1754-10-05
The meeting discussed sheep shears, Chinese agriculture, and improvements to farming in Scania.
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Meeting 1754-10-12
Books were donated, fire protection discussed, and an agricultural reading was recommended for testing.
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Meeting 1754-10-19
A new president was elected and issues regarding finances and instruments for the observatory were discussed.
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Meeting 1754-10-26
Discussions on Wallerii's studies, Norberg’s spinning wheel, and silk from Gotland. Brander translated a fishing disputation.
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Meeting 1754-11-02
Discussed manuscript on mortar lime from Holland and study on toxic Anthirrhinum.
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Meeting 1754-11-14
Carleson gave a memorial speech about Plomgren; the academy voted immediately on admitting Dangeul.
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Meeting 1754-11-16
Salander presented his tractate; the academy recommended Lehnberg for glass shaping.
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Meeting 1754-11-23
Dangeul was welcomed, a mammoth tooth was donated, and magnetic experiments were presented.
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Meeting 1754-11-30
Tessin proposed Morand as a foreign member, discussed Nyman's iron cannon project and referred butterfly and ascites reports to experts.
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Meeting 1754-12-07
No meeting on December 7th due to castle inauguration.
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Meeting 1754-12-14
Rinman took his seat and presented on iron ore types. Questions from anonymous sources about lock construction were addressed.
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Meeting 1754-12-19
Mr. Rosenadler commemorates Baron Bielke at the December meeting with many members present.
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