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DOCUMENT 54.
SWEDENBORG TO ERICUS BENZELIUS.*
Most honoured friend and brother,
I herewith send you what I promised in my
last letter from Starbo,68 with the view of getting it printed
at Upsal. Perhaps some one may be found compassionate
enough to read the proof-sheets for me ; perhaps brother
Esberg69 may do it. I enclose a draft for fourteen rixdalers
upon Mons. von der Hagen, which is quite correct, and will
be paid on presentation.
1. I have inserted Doctor Roberg’s? experiment, and
his proposition for the manufacture of salt, which I have
altered throughout, so that the experiment can now be made
more accurately. I had also intended to make some experiments
on it myself at Starbo, but the winter has not been very favour
able for it. Should the Doctor desire his name to appear, not
withstanding the many changes which have been made in the
article, he is free to have it.
2. I leave room also for Prof. Valerius’1 observation of
the solar eclipse; which he can himself translate into Swedish,
and leave with the printer; but with the understanding that
it is to be short.
3. The calculation of interest by means of a triangle is
Pålhammar’s, but the calculation of the carolins is my own.
I have left them both without a name, and with no one to be
answerable for them ; still you are at liberty to insert the
names .
4. Next time I hope to insert something more useful
* Benzelius’s Collection, Vol. XL, No. 120. Compare an English trans
lation in Mr. White’s “New Churchman ," June, 1856, p. 68, Letter 10.
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