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Minutes 1758-08-26
Aug. d. 26.
Närvarande Praeses, Herr von Stiernman, Hans Excell. Palmstierna, Herrar Linnaeus, Faggot, Polhem, Swab, Scheffer, Wargentin, Lehnberg, Kryger, Runeberg och Bergius.
1. Upl. Baron Funcks ingifne Rön om Pottaske rafineringen eller calcineringen.
2. Upl. Herr Marelii anmärkningar om beskaffenheten af marken och bergen, långs vid gränse linien emellan Sverige och Norrige.
3. Upv. Utdrag af Meteorol. observationer för år 1756, hållne i Upsala af Ferner.
English summary
The meeting was chaired by Praeses with attendees including Linnaeus. Discussed were Upland Baron Funck's report on potash refining and Marelli's observations about the nature of the land and mountains along the Sweden-Norway border, as well as meteorological observations from Uppsala in 1756.
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