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THROUGH SWEDEN. 111.
CHAPTER Vill.
The Academy of Sciences at Stockholn—The Claffes into which it is
divided—Some Remarks on the Difiribution and Arrangement of
the Sciences—Abufe that prevails in admitting as Members of Li-
_ terary Societies Perfons not properly qualified—A Lift of the Mem-
bers of the Academy of Sciences at Stockholm, with Obfervations
on their Writings and literary Character—Academy of Sciences at
Upfala; Royal Society of Sciences and Belles-Lettres at Gothen-
burgh; Society at Lund; and other Societies or Academies—Col-
lection of Models and Machines at Stockholm—Difpofition of the
Swedes for the Arts and Sciences—Their National Character:
HE royal academy of fciences at Stockholm was founded in
1739. It confifts of a hundred members that are natives.
of Sweden, and a confiderable number of affociates of foreign na-
tions. Their Memoirs are publifhed in the Swedifh language at
the end of every three months. A new. prefident is chofen half-
yearly. There are two perpetual fecretaries; no honorary or
merely nominal and ufelefs members. The only funds of this fo-
ciety are the profits arifing from the monopoly of almanacks, which.
profits amounted in the year 1800 to two thoufand rix dollars.
The obfervatory and the cabinet of natural hiftory, with the houfe
in
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