94 THE NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC INSTITaTlONirf AT BERLIN. 



LIST OF PUBLICATIONS OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 



Miscellanea Berolineusia, t. 1-7, Berlin, 1710-1743. 4to. 



Histoire de l'Acad6mie Eoyale desScienceSjt. 1-25, anndes 1745-1761) ; ibid., 1746-1771, 



4to. 

 Nouveaux M^nioiies, aundes 1770-1786; ibid., 1772-1788, 4to. 

 M6moire8, anndes, 1787-1804 ; ibid., 1792-1807, 4to. 



Sauiuiliing (ler deutschen Abhandlungen, 1788-1803; ibid., 1793-1807, 4to. 

 Abhaudluugen, 1804-1885; ibid., 1815-1886, 4to. 

 Bericbt iiberdie zur Bekauutmachnug geeigneteu Verbaudluugcn, 1836-1855; ibid., 



183G-1855, 8vo. 

 Monatsbericbte ausdeu Jabreu 1856-1881 ; ibid., 1856-1881, 8vo. 

 Sitzuugsbcricbte der k Freuss. Akadeiuie der Wisseuscbafteu zu Berlin, 1882 ff; 



ibid., 1882-1886, 8vo. 

 Matbeuiatiscbe und naturwisseuschafllicbe Mittbeihmgen aiis den Sitzuugsbericbteu 



der k. Preuss. Akademie der Wisseuscbafteu zu Berliu, Jalirg, 1882 ff., Berliu, 



1882-1886, 8vo. 

 Astronomiscbes Jabrbucb fiir das Jabr 1776; ibid., 1774, 8vo. Tbe same for 1777- 



1829; ibid., 1775-1826, 8vo. 

 Berliner astronomiscbes Jabrbucb fiir das Jabr 1830 ; i&irf., 1828, 8vo. Tbe same for 



1831-1867; ibid., 1829-1865, 8vo. 



The regular aunualreveuues of the Academy consist of (1) Theiucome 

 from its own endowmentsf (2) dotation of 62,229 mark ($15,587) given 

 as an annual revenue in place of the endowment of King Frederick 

 William III (Royal decree of August 16, 1809); (3) assistance by the 

 government ; (4) its own profits. 



The expenditures are: (1) Payment of salaries and remunerations; 

 (2) prizes, publications of the Academy, care and increase of the library, 

 all rendered domestic expenses required, including heating, lighting, 

 and repairs; (3) for scientific purposes. With regard to these all pos- 

 sible equality should be secured for each of the two classes. 



Any surplus may be added to the income for the coming year or added 

 to the principal. 



The funds available during the years 1886-87 amounted to 208,982 

 mark ($52,245.) 



The scientific proportion was 194,695 mark ($48,674), of which the 

 following disbursements were made : (1) Salaries, 111,600 mark 

 ($27,900); (2) real expenses, 83,095 mark ($20,774,) as follows : (a.) Publi- 

 cation of Abhandlungen und Sitzungsbericihte, 23,800 mark ($5,950), 

 (b) assistance to scientific enterprises, 53,000 mark ($13,250); (e) prizes 

 3,295 mark ($824) ; (d) increase of the library, 3,000 mark ($750.) 



The expenses of administration were 14,287 mark ($3,572) of which 

 5,715 ($1,429) were for personal, and 8,572 mark ($2,143) for essential 

 expenses. 



The financial management provides, as far as possible, an equal 

 share for each of the sections. Separate accounts are kept only with re- 

 gard to items 2 h and 2 c. The pliysico mathematical class may annually 

 dispense over 22,900 mark ($5,725) under 2/>, and 2,425 mark ($606) 

 under 2c. From this amount the class has to meet each eighth year the 



