CHAPTER XIII 
linne’s relation to the scientific community- 
AUTHORSHIP AND SCIENTIFIC CORRESPONDENCE- 
INSPECTORATE OF SMALAND’s NATION 
On the 23rd September, 1741, Linne informed the 
Academy of Science, that as he intended to go to 
Uppsala and remain there, he besought the Academy 
to permit him to continue his contributions to its 
Transactions; the President, J. Benzelstierna, assured 
Linne of its good-will and its concurrence in the 
desire announced, ending by wishing the Professor 
a happy journey. 
It might have been supposed that with this 
Linne would have ceased to be the soul and main¬ 
spring of the Academy, but this was not the case. It 
is true, that it was rarely he had the chance of 
attending the meetings, but his warm interest in it 
was shown by the lively correspondence kept up 
between him and the secretaries, P. Elvius and P. W. 
Wargentin, until old age and illness interfered. 
From this time he was only present on seventeen 
occasions, the last time being in 1774, but his reports 
on many kinds of papers were numerous and frequent, 
and his advice was freely given, either in criticism or 
encouragement. During his residence in Uppsala, 
he sent in no fewer than forty-two important papers, 
the total published in the Transactions amounting to 
fifty-two. Many of his pupils contributed articles at 
his instance. The Academy had been endowed with 
a capital fund by Court Intendant F. Sparre for two 
annual awards for papers tending to the public benefit, 
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