252 National Societies 



sponsored the publication of some 40 books and pamphlets dealing with the history 

 of pharmacy and chemistry. 



Examples of its publications: — 



Fritz Ludy, jr. : Alchemistische und Chemische Zeichen ( 1928; Isis 13, 232 ) . 



Facsimile of the Dispensatorium of Valerius Cordus 1546, this being the earliest 

 printed pharmacopoeia. (Mittenwald 1934; Isis 24, 215). 



Otto Zekert: Carl Wilhelm Scheele (in 7 parts, Mittenwald 1931-35; 



Isis 24, 226). 



Fritz Ferl; A Sussenguth: Kurzgeschichte der Chemie mit 200 Abb. (Mitten- 

 wald 1936; Isis 28, 262), English translation entitled Pictorial history of chemistry 

 (London 1939; Isis 37, 257). 



Dispensatorium pro pharmacopoeis Viennensibus 1570 (Berlin 1938; Isis 31, 163). 



The Gesellschaft also published Mitteilungen, a few small nos. a year describing 

 its activities, and Vortrage including the lectures and proceedings of the general 

 assemblies. I have before me two volumes of Vortrage published in 1934 and 1936. 

 The editor before the war was Dr. F. Ferchl, Mittenwald, and the publisher, Verlag 

 Arthur Nemayer, Mittenwald, Bayern. 



An international meeting of the Society took place in Basel 1934. The first post- 

 war meeting was held in Hamburg 1949; the second in Rothenburg ob der Tauber, 

 Bavaria, 1950. 



1921: Miinchener Vereinigung fur Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften und der 

 Medizin. — Founded in Munich, 5 Nov. 1921 by Siegmund Gijnther, Ernst 

 Darmstaedter and others. 

 Mitteilungen 25, 343, 1926. 



1920: Newcomen Society for the Study of the History of Engineering and Technol- 

 ogy. — Founded in London 1920. Publishes Transactions (q.u. ). See Isis 

 (4,496-98; 5, 312). 

 Address: The Science Museum, South Kensington, London, S. W. 7. 



1947: Palestine Society for Medical History. — Founded in Jerusalem, April 1947. 

 Address: Baltinester House, Street of the Prophets, Jerusalem (Isis 37, 182). 



Russian Society. — The need of a Russian society and of a Russian institute for the 

 history of science was explained by Prof. P. P. Lasarev, member of the Russian 

 Academy on 2 Dec. 1926 ( Mitteilungen 26, 227-31, 281-82, 1927). These needs 

 are now satisfied by a department of the Soviet Academy of Sciences. See 

 chapter 22. 



Scottish Society of the History of Medicine. — Its third meeting was held in tlie 

 hall of the Royal Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons, Glasgow, Dr. Douglas 

 Gltthrie in the chair. An account of that undated meeting is given in the Jour- 

 nal of the History of Medicine (4, 112, 1949). 



1902: Societe fran?aise d'Histoire de la Medecine. — Published from 1902 to 1942 

 a Bulletin de la Societe (q.v.), and since 1945 Memoires (q.v.). Vol. 3 1947. 

 Secretaire general, 66 Boulevard Raspail, Paris 6. The meetings take place at 

 the Faculte de Medecine of Paris. 



1913: Societe d'Histoire de la Pharmacie. — See Isis 1, 250; 2, 152. Publishes the 

 Revue d'histoire de la pharmacie ( q.v. ) . Secretaire perpetuel, Eugene Guitard 

 (Isis 1, 529-30). See Archives (28, 1262-66, 1949). 

 Address: Faculte de Pharmacie, 4 Avenue de I'Observatoire, Paris 6. 



The names of more societies could be deducted from the list of journals and 

 serials in the preceding chapter. A society is less tangible than a journal and it is 

 often far easier to remember the latter's name. For example, it is easier to remember 

 the name Gesnerus than the longish name of the Swiss society publishing that re- 

 view; in that particular case, the difficulty is increased by the circumstance that the 

 Swiss society has four names (one in each of the four national languages); the 

 Swiss society has four long names, but its journal has but one short name, Gesnerus. 



