LIFE AT STOCKHOLM 79 



' The Literary Academy of Stockholm rose to great 

 eminence, and still continues to flourish, having published 

 numerous volumes of Transactions (in Swedish). 1 Its 

 objects were declared to be natural philosophy, natural 

 history, chemistry, medicine, anatomy, surgery, mathe- 

 matics, economy, commerce, arts, and manufactures. 

 So wide a range might have been feared to endanger 

 its success ; but though in its progress these various 

 studies have from time to time predominated by turns, 

 they seem not to have clashed with each other. A por- 

 tion of its transactions has been published in Latin 

 at Venice under the title of " Analecta Transalpina," 2 

 wnich is some reproach to other countries of Europe, 

 where they are so very little known.' 3 



' During the sitting of the Diet Count C. G. Tessin 

 sent for Linngeus and asked if there was anything he 

 wished to request of the Diet, as the count was fully 

 convinced that the states of the kingdom would feel a 

 pleasure in showing favour to a Swede who had distin- 

 guished himself so much abroad. Linnaeus had nothing 

 to request just then.' 4 



Was it the effect of intention or of chance that a 

 birthday present should have been made him in this 

 way ? ' On May 13 Count Tessin desired him to con- 



1 Smith. 



2 These Transactions have been partially translated into German 

 by Klein. They form an interesting collection of papers. 



3 Among the privileges of the Royal Academy of Stockholm 

 was that of free postage of all papers directed to the secretary. 



4 Diary. 



