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Minutes 1756-01-31

Januarius. d. 31.
Närvarande Praeses, Herr Doctor Mennander, samt Herrar Faggot, De Geer, Malmerfelt, Schultze, Högström, Frih. v. Seth, Gadolin, Lehnberg, Svab, Cronstedt, Lidbeck, Kryger och Secreteraren.

1. Uplästes en öfversättning af Academiens utländske Ledamots Herr Ulloas insände berätelse om de märkvärdiga omständigheter, som sig tildragit vid Jordbäfningen i Cadix d. 1 November sistledne.

2. Herr Inspectoren Runebergs anstälde försök, at genom Electricitet befordra örters växt och trefnad.

English summary

The meeting was chaired by Praeses Mennander, where among other things, a translation of Ulloa's description of the earthquake in Cadiz on November 1 last year was discussed, as well as Runeberg's experiments using electricity to stimulate plant growth and fertility.

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