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politically in the Eussian dominions, may be mentioned here as 

 using the Swedish language. Of their Transactions there are in 

 the library of the Eoyal Society four volumes in 4to (one a 

 double one), from 1840 to 1856, under the title of Acta Societatis 

 Scientarium jFennise. They contain, besides contributions to 

 local Natural History, papers by Vahlberg on Brazilian Coleo- 

 ptera, by Ilman on Adriatic Medusse, and a monograph of Erio- 

 pJiorum by ISTylander. There is also a Finnish Society, which 

 has published a few octavo volumes of Transactions limited to the 

 Fauna and Flora of Finland. 



III. EussiA. 



The Transactions of the Academy of Sciences of St. Petebs- 

 BTJRa commenced in the year 1726, in 4to, as Commentarii 

 Academiae Imperialis Scientiarum Petropolitanse. Fourteen vo- 

 lumes appeared up to 1746, when the title was changed to Novi 

 Commentarii, and continued through twenty volumes to 1775. 

 A third series, entitled Acta Petropolitana, in twelve parts, 

 brought them down to 1782 ; a fourth, as Nova Acta Petropolitana, 

 from 1783 to 1802, in fifteen volumes ; and a fifth, in ten volumes, 

 from 1803 to 1822, as Memoires de I'Academie Imperiale des 

 Sciences de St. Petersbourg, the general title still retained for the 

 publications of the Academy. In 1830, however, in commencing 

 the sixth series, the Sciences Mathematiques, Physiques et Natu- 

 relles were separated from historical and literary matter ; and, 

 besides that, a distinct series of volumes was commenced for Me- 

 moires presentes par divers Savans, not members of the Academy. 

 Every year also a thin volume was published, entitled Eecueil 

 des Actes de la Seance publique de I'Academie, held usually in 

 December, containing the minutes of the Anniversary meeting, a 

 report on the progress of science by the Secretary, and occasionally 

 some scientific paper by way of Appendix:, The part for 1831 

 includes a detailed enumeration and general resume in G-erman, 

 by Brandt, of all the zoological papers contained in the seventy- 

 two volumes of the Transactions up to that date, and that for 

 1834 a review by Bongard of all that had been done up to that 

 time in Eussia in Botany, 



This sixth series lasted tUl 1859, but with various modifications. 

 In the first two volumes (1830-33) Physics and Mathematics 

 were mixed with Natural Sciences. In the following year the 

 latter were separated; and soon after, a separate paging was 

 adopted for Zoology and Botany. The eight volumes concluding 



