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Swedish Academy of Sciences at Stockholm on the occasion of his
leav-ing the presidency of that body in 1789. Pbosperin says: »The pest
in 1710 had driven the youth from the seat of learning at Upsala, on
account of which the customary leetures for a time ceased. In order to
be able, in this idleness, to forget,, at least for some moments, the
la-mentable objects which met the eyes and thoughts on all sides, Dr. Erik
Benzelius, Jr., who was then Librarian of Upsala Academy, persuaded
some of the most famous men of the place to meet once or twice a
week in the Royal Academy’s library in order to discuss literary matters
and to correspond with Christopher Polhem and Emanuel Swedberg, botli
of whom are among the most renowned men our country has ever
pro-duced. Everyone knows that the former was without a rival in his subject.
The latter was in younger years one of those who worked with the
greatest diligence and the best success in spreading useful Sciences. . . .
The persons in Upsala who constituted this Society were espeeially the
Professors Harald Wallerius, Johan Uppmarck, Pehr Elvius, Olof
Rud-beck, Jr., Lars Roberg, and the brothers Johan and Göran Wallerius.
They called their society Collegium Curiosorum. It is not known whether
they had determined upon special activities or adopted any rules. No
complete record has preserved to our time what was considered at their
meetings. It is only known that the Dædalus Hyberboreus, which was
published by Herr Swedberg during the years 1716, 1717, 1718, is a
fruit of their labors, and should therefore be regarded as the Royal
Scientific Society’s lirst »Proceedings». From the subjects which are tliere
found treated, and from other considerations, it may be concluded that
mathematics, physics, economy, and astronomy were the main subjects
of the investigations of this Society».
When the University Constitution of 1655 was adopted, the
formation of »nations», or clubs of students from the various provinces of the
country, was strictly forbidden, but they were nevertheless formed some
rin, Kongl. Astronom. Observator, Kongl. Vet. Societetens i Upsala Ledamot och
Secreterare.» Stockholm, 1791.
Besides the abo ve the student should consult the following publications: »Kongl.
Vetenskaps-Societeten i Upsala. Dess stiftelse, utbildning och verksamhet», by J. H.
Schröder, Upsala, 1845; the »Essai sur la Société Royale des Sciences d’Upsal et ses
rapports avec l’Université d’Upsab, by O. Glas. Upsala, 1877, and the recently issued
festival publication of the Society, edited by its perpetual Secreterary Nils Dunér:
»Kongliga Vetenskaps Societetens i Upsala Tvåhundraårsminne MCMX.»
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