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and Dimcker proposed ( 1 ) that the state and fugitive writings of the 

 king during the first decade of his reign should be collected and printed 

 and (2) that there should be a supplement to the regular edition of 

 his works. It was decided that first of all the political correspondence 

 should appear. Brought down to 1765, this has filled twenty-five vol- 

 umes, and it is not yet completed. The state writings from the begin- 

 ning of the reign to the beginning of the Seven Years' War fill three 

 volumes. Out of this undertaking has grown another, that of publish- 

 ing the 'Acta Borussica,' through which the full history of the Prus- 

 sian government during the eighteenth century will be given. As early 



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as 1899 volumes 1. and II. had appeared. When complete the work 

 can not fail to be of immense value to every one interested in the de- 

 velopment of Prussia, liesearchcs relating to the history of Branden- 

 burg and Prussia accompany the 'Acta.' These researches are carried 

 on under the direction of the cultus minister and the academy. They 

 have already -resulted in the formation of a new school of Prussian 

 historians. The income of the Fran Ileckmann gift has rendered it 

 possible to publish a scientific dictionary of the terms used in old 



