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Plantin must stand as an example of a relatively large class of collections, which im- 

 portant as they be, do not concern the historian of science as much as the historian 

 of arts and crafts. 



— Bruxelles — 



Institut international des sciences theoriques: 



This Institute was created about 1948 to organize research work in the 

 field of the philosophy (not history) of science, yet its publications may interest 

 historians of science. 



The Archives de ITnstitut international des sciences theoriques are published in 

 separate parts of the Actualites scientifiques et industrielles ( Paris, Hermann ) . One 

 of the series ( A ) has the subtitle Bulletin de I'Academie internationale de philosophic 

 des sciences. 



Director: I. DocKX; address of the secretary, 221 Avenue de Tervueren (Isis 40, 

 119). 



The House of Erasmus (1466P-1536) in Anderlecht: 



Catalogue de la Maison d'Erasme (600 items, 38 p., Isis 27, 416). 



Daniel Van Damme: Ephemeride illustree de la vie d'ERASME (64 p. quarto 



ill., Anderlecht 1936; Isis 26, 463-64; 27, 416-29, 4 ill., 1937). 



Musee Stas: 



Collection of objects, MSS, etc. concerning the chemist, Jean Stas (1813-91), 

 in a special room of the main building of the University of Brussels (Avenue des 

 Nations). Catalogue by Jean Pelseneer (BuU. Societe chimique de Belgique t. 

 48, 1937, 10 p.; Isis 28, 95). 



Collection Michel: 



A collection of astrolabes and other astronomical instruments has been made by 

 the engineer, Henri Michel in Brussels. Partial catalogue by himself, Introduction 

 a I'etude d'une collection d'instruments anciens (quarto 112 p., 15 pi., Anvers 1939), 

 see also his Traite de I'astrolabe (quarto, 210 p., 24 pi., Paris 1947; Isis 39, 194). 



— Gent — 



Museum of the history of science in the old Byloke Abbey: 



This museum which I was privileged to visit on 4 May 1948 before its opening 

 has been organized by Professor A. J. J. Van de Velde. 



The Byloke abbey is devoted to the exhibition of objects illustrating the history, 

 archaeology and folklore of Gent and East Flanders; a part of it has been set aside 

 for the history of science. That part contains a number of instruments and memo- 

 rials concerning the scientific professions in Flanders and scientific teaching and 

 research in the University of Gent. It was formally inaugurated on Sunday 28 No- 

 vember 1948. The opening speech by Prof. Van de Velde (7 p. in Dutch) was 

 published in the Jaarboek 1948 van de Kon. Vlaamse Academie voor Wetenschappen 

 van Belgie. No catalogue is yet available. 



Since the vn-iting of this note the Museum has been moved to the Museum of 

 Fine Arts. It was reinaugurated in its new location on Dec. 10, 1950. 



— Liege — 



Collection Max Elskamp: 



Collection of mathematical and astronomical instruments made by the Belgian- 

 French poet. Max Elskamp. It is now preserved in the Musee de la vie wallonne, 

 a museum devoted to every aspect of Liegeois and Walloon history and folklore. 



— Saint Nicholas — 



Saint Nicholas is a small tovra in the Land of Waes, eastern Flanders. Its local 

 museum includes a room dedicated to the Flemish geographer, Gerhardus Merca- 

 TOR (1512-94). 



