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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 1769

Meeting 1769-01-18

January meeting discussed an air machine and pest control.

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Meeting 1769-01-25

Meeting about accounts and economy.

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Meeting 1769-01-25

A new president was elected, and five new members were admitted to the academy.

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Meeting 1769-02-08

Meeting discussed pendulum clocks and non-freezing oil for clocks, along with a new pump invention.

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Meeting 1769-02-22

Rabbe and Marelius became members; discussed Stockholm's population growth and salt refinement.

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Meeting 1769-03-08

Lindblom took his seat, Rabbe spoke on Psilanderhielm and the Academy discussed inventions and manure.

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Meeting 1769-03-22

Wrangel presented materials from Pennsylvania, and the meeting discussed Chinese animal husbandry techniques.

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Meeting 1769-04-05

Marelius presented a new map of Sweden and three new associates were admitted.

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Meeting 1769-04-19

A new hammer model and leaf moth prevention methods were discussed at the April meeting.

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Meeting 1769-04-26

Meeting discussed quarter, bookbinder, elected foreign members, and new president Clason.

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Meeting 1769-05-03

Meeting discussed plant misidentification, grammar, skull formation; Toll admitted as member.

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Meeting 1769-05-31

Meeting discussed wax figure of Faggot, book donations, and relocation due to mining delegation.

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Meeting 1769-06-14

The meeting discussed Linnaeus' approval of a foreign member and observations of the Venus transit in Stockholm and Uppsala.

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Meeting 1769-07-05

Observations were discussed and books from von Eggers received; a perpetual motion machine model and tobacco-based saltpeter production method presented.

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Meeting 1769-07-26

The Academy discussed charts over Torneå and observations on Venus passing through the Sun.

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Meeting 1769-08-02

Meeting to discuss economy, uniforms, paper drawers for the mineral cabinet and distribution of grammar books.

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Meeting 1769-08-02

Members received grammar and jettons; decided to send a jetton to widow; proposed new members.

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Meeting 1769-08-09

Bergman's commemoration of Brandt at a large gathering at Riddarhuset.

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Meeting 1769-08-16

The meeting welcomes Count Liewen and Duke Rochefoucault as a new member, discusses natural history items and chemical memoranda.

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Meeting 1769-08-23

Welcome speech for the Duke of Rochefoucault and discussions on papers.

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Meeting 1769-09-13

Translations and research contributions were discussed; a method for reusing plaster was not highly valued.

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Meeting 1769-09-27

Discussion on Wäsström's forest-saving malt house and Wilcke's weather machine. Presentation of Martinen’s medical manuscript and a tree with an inscription from 1748 grown into the wood.

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Meeting 1769-10-25

The Academy was granted rooms on Norrbro and thanked the king for his support.

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Meeting 1769-11-04

The meeting addressed financial issues and decided on financial aid for Rosenberg.

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Meeting 1769-11-15

Discussion on dictionary and mechanical research; new farmstead described; paper on trass and artwork discussed.

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Meeting 1769-11-29

Wilcke presented a new compass for Ekeberg's voyage to Canton, and the Academy decided to send it express to Gothenburg.

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Meeting 1769-12-13

Meeting covered organ builders' exams, tree inscriptions, and excrement studies; materials sent to European societies.

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