THROUGH SWEDEN. 
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CHAPTER VIII. 
The Academy of Sciences at Stockholm—The Clajfies into which it is 
divided—Some Remarks on the Dj/lrihution and Arrangeme?it of 
the Sciences—Abufe that prevails in admitting as Members of Li¬ 
terary Societies Pcrfons not properly qualified—A Lift of the Mem¬ 
bers of the Academy of Sciences at Stockholm, with Obfervations 
on their Writings and literary Char a 51 er—Academy of Sciences at 
Upfala ; Royal Society of Scie?ices and Belles-Lettres at Gothen - 
burgh ; Society at Lund ; and other Societies or Academies — Col¬ 
lection of Models and Machines at Stockholm—Difpojition of the 
Swedes for the Arts and Sciences—Their National Character . 
royal academy of fciences at Stockholm was founded in 
“**“ I73g. It confifts of a hundred members that are natives 
of Sweden, and a confiderable number of affociates of foreign na¬ 
tions. Their Memoirs are publifhed in the Swedifh language afc 
the end of every three months. A new prefident is chofen half- 
yearly. There are two perpetual fecretaries; no honorary or 
merely nominal and ufelefs members. The only funds of this fo- 
ciety are the profits arifing from the monopoly of almanacks, which 
profits amounted in the year 1800 to two thoufand rix dollars. 
The obfervatory and the cabinet of natural hiftory, with the houfe 
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