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Minutes 1757-10-01
October, d. 1.
Närvarande Praeses, Herr Lehnberg, samt Herrar Nordenschöld, Swab, Classon, Scheffer, Wargentin, Berch, Frih. von Seth, Cronstedt, Lidbeck, Kryger och Lehnberg.
1. Upl. Herr Hellants invitation til alla Astronomer, at hela denna höst, på vissa timar hvar afton, observera på Norrskenet, i afsigt at genom sådana på flera ställen hållna Correspondenta Observationers jämförelse, utröna dessa skenens högd i luften. Academien beslöt at lemna alla, som här i Riket pläga hålla dageliga Meteorologiska Observationer, del här af, och upmuntra dem at göra sin flit.
2. Upl. Secreterarens anmärkningar om orsakerna til Climaters skiljaktighet i anseende til värma och köld, som gillades at såsom en del af Wetenskaernas Historia införas uti detta Qvartals Handlingar.
3. Upl. utdraget af H. Ferners Meteorol. observationer för år 1755, som ock skal införas i detta Qvartals handlingar.
English summary
President Lehnberg chaired the meeting where it was decided to encourage astronomers to observe auroras throughout autumn and compare observations from various locations to determine their altitude in the sky. The secretary presented notes on climate differences as well as H. Fermer's meteorological observations for 1755.
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