278 Institutes, Museums, Libraries 



The following information which we owe Semyon P. Rudnykh was first published 

 in Isis (37, 77), but is so relevant that we reprint it in extenso: 



"The study of the history of science, with a special emphasis on the history 

 of science in Russia, is to be concentrated in a special institute of the Academy of 

 Sciences of the USSR set up by decision of the Soviet Government in the end of 

 1944. The Institute is headed by Academician V. L. Komabov, President of the 

 Academy of Sciences, and a Council consisting of Honorary Academician, N. A. 

 MoROZov; Academicians S. I. Vavilov, V. P. Volgin, B. D. Grekov, A. M. Deborin, 

 N. D. Zelinsky, a. N. Krylov, L. A. Orbeli, V. P. Potemkin and E. V. Tarle; 

 Corresponding Members of the Academy L. S. Berg and H. S. Koshtoyantz, and 

 Professors G. F. Alexandrov, V. G. Kuznetsov (Assistant Director), T. I. Rainov 

 and V. I. SvETLOV. 



"The study of the history of science in general will be combined with the study 

 of particular branches of science (physics, astronomy, mathematics, mechanics, 

 chemistry, biology, etc.). One of the aims of the Institute is to spread knowledge 

 on the history of science among the people, particularly among the youth. The 

 Institute will have a museum, library and bibliographical bureau. 



"The Institute for the Study of the History of Science plans to issue the following 

 publications : 



" 'Scientific Heritage,' collection of hitherto unpublished or little known docu- 

 ments relating to the history of science in Russia and abroad. The first volume, now 

 being prepared for the press, contains unpublished documents of general interest, 

 including a manuscript by Mendeleyev discovered shortly before the present war 

 and some unpublished manuscripts of outstanding West-European scientists; 



" 'Transactions,' a periodical in which will be published articles and essays on 

 questions of the history of science; 



" 'Classics of Russian science'; 



" 'History of Russian science,' a collective work in several volumes; 



" 'Coryphaei of Russian science' — series of volumes, each containing the selected 

 works of a Russian scientist, a life of the scientist, bibliography, and comments; 



" 'Classics of natural sciences' — individual classical works which are landmarks 

 in the history of science, with comments and notes. 



"Monographs dealing with individual questions of the development of science 

 in Russia and in the West. 



"Textbooks for colleges and popular publications. 



"The Institute is preparing to produce a work of many volumes on the general 

 history of science, to publish critical and bibliographical works, collect exhibits and 

 documents and hold conferences on the history of science." 



For publications, see chapter 20, under Trudy. 



SWEDEN 



My information on Swedish Museums was largely obtained thanks to the courtesy 

 of Dr. Arne Holmberg, Librarian of the Royal Swedish Academy of Science. The 

 courtesies of other colleagues are mentioned in separate notes. 



— Falun, Dalarne ( Dalecarlia ) — 



Bergslagets Museum (Mining Museum) founded c. 1898: 



Owned by Stora kopparbergs Bergslags A. B. (Stora kopparbergs mining district 

 Co., inc.), superintendent: Dr. Alvar Silow. 



Mining in that district of Dalecarlia began at least as early as the thirteenth cen- 

 tury; the museum contains documents dated 1288, 1347. 



Brief guide in Swedish (24 p., Falun 1947; Isis 39, 124). Reprinted 1949. 



History by Sven Tunberg: Stora kopparbergets historia. I. Forberedande 

 Undersokningar (198 p., 39 ill., Uppsala 1922; Isis 39, 124). Introd. (3, 219). 



Information kindly communicated to me by Dr. Andries MacLeod of Vintjarn, 

 Dalarne, and Dr. Alvar Silow of Falun. 



