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 1771
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Meeting 1771-01-09
Meeting discussed agriculture and population, responses to questions, eulogies submitted.
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Meeting 1771-01-30
The meeting discussed finances, transferred funds, and granted a gift to Smal.
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Meeting 1771-01-30
Meeting discussed organ builder examination requirements, dictionary support, and elected a new president.
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Meeting 1771-02-06
Discussion on Gesellen Swan's examination as an organ builder and descriptions of technical innovations.
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Meeting 1771-02-13
Meeting on Feb. 13 canceled due to the king's death; next meeting on Feb. 27.
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Meeting 1771-02-27
The Academy discussed budget issues and technical questions, including translations and plow design.
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Meeting 1771-03-13
Discussion on Swan's examination, chemical experiments, and masonry; Fr. Piper accepted as associate member.
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Meeting 1771-03-25
Count von Höpken memorialized Tessin and evaluated tributes to Lantingshausen; number two was chosen as the best.
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Meeting 1771-04-10
Meeting chaired by Cronstedt discussed machines and astronomical calculations.
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Meeting 1771-05-01
Discussion on Sundelin's debt and decision not to hire a new clerk until further notice.
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Meeting 1771-05-01
Decisions on awarding a Jetton to Uppsala Academy, financial support for the Bergs Coll. Waktmästare, and bookbinding in Lund.
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Meeting 1771-05-01
May meeting on a king's panegyric, new premises, and election of foreign members.
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Meeting 1771-05-08
Financial aid for dictionary and organ builder's examination discussed; papers accepted.
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Meeting 1771-05-29
Meeting discussed royal decree, brickworks, and a mask disease. Members donated coral plant to the academy.
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Meeting 1771-06-19
Discussion included Hermelin's introductory speech, book presentations, an essay review, and visits to Strömsborg baths and Kiellberg's experiments.
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Meeting 1771-07-03
Discussion on Utterman's inquiry about rewards for baking powder ideas and a noted German response from St. Petersburg regarding fertilizer.
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Meeting 1771-07-17
Botin chaired discussions on Skoge's treatise and Hermelin’s description; Strandberg's report was the last in BergsCollegii room.
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Meeting 1771-08-03
Decisions on wall construction, finances with Schäfer, and hall improvements.
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Meeting 1771-08-03
First meeting in new room on Norrbro; election of president and proposal for royal protector.
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Meeting 1771-08-14
Reports by Marelius and Hermelin were presented, alongside discussions on Högberg's new inventions.
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Meeting 1771-08-19
Royal Majesty accepted to be the patron of the academy after a request by Sandel.
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Meeting 1771-08-21
The academy discussed printing speeches and awarded a farmer's invention with a silver medal.
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Meeting 1771-09-04
Discussed minerals from Duc de Rochefoucault, a turtle shell with skeleton, and a report on a new mill driven by horses or oxen.
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Meeting 1771-09-18
Meeting discussed vodka production and eyeglass import proposals; decided to respond and continue challenging agricultural growth solutions.
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Meeting 1771-10-02
The meeting discussed mathematical discoveries, technical proposals, and a new drawing machine.
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Meeting 1771-10-16
Wahlberg skipped the test; Wålander did not. Description of Birkala Parish encouraged separate publication. Ekeblad's death was mourned.
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Meeting 1771-10-30
Meeting discussed a jetton for royal protection and encouraged a priest to share his cures.
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Meeting 1771-11-06
Budget discussion and secretary's salary increase.
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Meeting 1771-11-14
The Academy discussed a reward for gunpowder preservation and tasked the secretary with drafting an announcement.
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Meeting 1771-12-04
The meeting discussed Gissler's death, chose a jetton devise, and planned a prize for gunpowder preservation.
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Meeting 1771-12-18
Members discussed gifts and technical evaluations, including a new English plow.
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