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  Swedish Academy Online Research :: Information about Swedish Academy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
The Swedish Academy or Svenska Akademien, founded in 1786 by King Gustav III of Sweden, is one of the Swedish Royal Academies of Sweden.
The primary purpose of the Academy is to further the "purity, vigour and majesty" of the Swedish language.
Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry
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 1710 - Uppsala - Kungliga Vetenskaps-Societeten i Uppsala - History of Scholarly Societies
Svenska Vetenskapsakademien were the two oldest Swedish societies still in existence, founded in 1710 and 1739 respectively.
It seems likely that this form of the Swedish name was in use until the early 20th century when the orthographic shift from Kongliga to Kungliga occurred.
The record in the Libris: Swedish Union cat.
www.scholarly-societies.org /history/1710kvsu.html   (606 words)

  
 Biographical notes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
One of the founders of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
One of the founders of the Royal Swedish Society of Sciences.
Curator at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
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 Royal Swedish Society of Sciences and Letters - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Royal Swedish Society of Sciences and Letters in Gothenburg or Kungl.
Vetenskaps- och Vitterhetssamhället i Göteborg is one of the Royal Academies in Sweden.
It was founded in the 1760s in Gothenburg, and given Royal Charter in 1778 by Gustav III of Sweden.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Royal_Swedish_Society_of_Sciences_and_Letters   (103 words)

  
 Royal Society of Sciences in Uppsala - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Detail of the building of the Royal Swedish Society of Sciences in Uppsala.
Vetenskapssocieteten i Uppsala), is the oldest of the royal academies in Sweden and was founded 1710 in Uppsala on the initiative of the university librarian Erik Benzelius (jr) (later archbishop) under the name of Collegium curiosorum.
The name was changed to Societas Literaria Sueciae in 1719, when it received a royal charter in 1728 to Societas regia literaria et scientarium, and it was known from the mid 18th century as the Societas regia scientarum upsaliensis.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Royal_Swedish_Society_of_Sciences   (163 words)

  
 Naval
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Royal Swedish Society of Naval Sciences The Royal Swedish Society of Naval Sciences or Kungl.
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 Earth Council: Papers and Speeches   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
Each sector of society business and industry, trade unions, scientists, farmers, educators, religious leaders, communicators, indigenous people, women, children and youth must be fully committed to and engaged in the implementation of Agenda 21.
Science has taught us that environment and development issues are global in scale and systemic in nature and, if we are to remain within safe limits, we must manage the changes that are shaping our future.
In my long experience with science, I have noted with concern that despite the growing international dimensions of virtually all of the activities that bear on sustainable development, there is still a great deal of parochialism amongst some of the important actors in respect of these issues in the scientific, technological and educational communities.
www.ecouncil.ac.cr /about/speech/strong/royalaca.htm   (6842 words)

  
 Royal Society | Science news | Press releases | News
The Royal Society urges all other nations, particularly the United States, to introduce and support appropriate regulations that would create a worldwide moratorium on human reproductive cloning, regardless of whether it is funded publicly or privately.
IAP is a global network of the world’s science academies that is hosted by the Third World Academy of Sciences with headquarters in Trieste, Italy.
Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tajikistan
www.royalsoc.ac.uk /news.asp?year=&id=1656   (1038 words)

  
 National Academy of Sciences and Royal Society Statement   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
science and technology may not be able to prevent either irreversible degradation of the environment or continued poverty for much of the world.
The application of science and technology to global problems is a key component of providing a decent standard of living for a majority of the human race.
Science and technology have an especially important role to play in developing countries in helping them to manage their resources effectively and to participate fully in worldwide initiatives for common benefit.
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 The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE)
The Royal Society of Edinburgh is pleased to announce that it has recently signed an agreement with the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, which marks the beginning of increased collaboration between the two national academies and the research communities in their respective countries.
She is appearing at the opening of the new science museum in Budapest arranged by the British Council.
The Royal Society of Edinburgh along with the Scottish Executive and the British Council Scotland, organised the science part of the project which was a bioscience workshop held at a country house hotel near Perth from 16 - 18 June.
www.royalsoced.org.uk /international/events.htm   (1036 words)

  
 Cheapest The Royal Society Of Chemistry Online Shops UK
The Royal Society Of Chemistry : WATER This is a discussion of 21st-century scientific knowledge of water: its properties, its influence on dissolved substances and its controlling role in the life sciences and ecology.
The Royal Society Of Chemistry : STEROCHEMISTRY Stereochemistry is defined as the study of the three-dimensional structure of molecules.
The Royal Society Of Chemistry : AGE OF THE MOLECULE Endorsed by Prime Minister Tony Blair, this is a description of the key developments in the molecular sciences and those likely to happen in the future.
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 Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW)
As the forum, conscience, and voice of the arts and sciences in the Netherlands, the Academy promotes the quality of scientific and scholarly work and strives to ensure that Dutch scholars and scientists make the best possible contribution to the cultural, social, and economic development of Dutch society.
On 1 and 2 October 2007, the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Swedish Embassy and the Linnean Society of London will therefore organise an international symposium on the past, present and future of research into the earth's biodiversity.
These are two of the recommendations of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in its advisory report on the research that the Netherlands should conduct into sustainable energy and how such research can contribute to sustainable energy use.
www.knaw.nl /cfdata/home/home_eng.cfm   (367 words)

  
 Thomas Pennant biography .ms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
In 1750, his account of an earthquake at Downing was inserted in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, where there also appeared in 1756 a paper on several coralloid bodies he had collected at Coalbrookdale, Shropshire.
In 1757, at the instance of Carolus Linnaeus, he was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Society of Sciences.
In 1767 he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society.
thomas-pennant.biography.ms   (540 words)

  
 Royal Swedish Society of Sciences and Letters - Definition, explanation
The Royal Swedish Society of Sciences and Letters in Gothenburg or Kungl.
Vetenskaps- och Vitterhetssamhället i Göteborg is one of the Royal Academies in Sweden.
It was founded in the 1760s in Gothenburg, and given Royal Charter in 1778 by Gustav III of Sweden.
www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/r/ro/royal_swedish_society_of_sciences_and_letters.php   (130 words)

  
 wikien.info: Main_Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
Laestadius' mother tongue was Swedish but he also spoke the Lule dialect of the Sami language.
Later the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences paid him to travel to Scania and Laponia in order to study and make drawings of the plants, which should be used in work over Swedish botany.
He was as an internationally recognised botanist and was a member of the Edinburgh Botanical Society as well as the Royal Swedish Society of Sciences in Uppsala.
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 ABB nanotechnology researcher wins Swedish prize   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
September 8 - An ABB corporate research scientist in Västerås, Sweden, was awarded the Thuréus prize on August 31 by The Royal Swedish Society of Sciences at Uppsala for his work in nanotechnology.
The Royal Swedish Society of Sciences at Uppsala (Societas regia scientiarum Upsaliensis) awards annual prizes to scientists, including four Thuréus prizes, the Linnaeus prize and seven Benzelius prizes.
The Royal Swedish Society of Sciences at Uppsala, found in 1710 - is the oldest royal academy in Sweden, and has over the centuries supported scientists in their research, including renowned Swedish botanist, Carl von Linnaeus – often called the Father of Taxonomy – on his journey to Lapland in 1732.
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 FREDERIKSEN HONORED BY ROYAL SWEDISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
The award is named after Jakob Eriksson, a Swedish plant pathologist noted for being a leader in his profession to share knowledge worldwide for the interests of science and humankind.
The prize was established in his honor in 1923 to encourage the creative study of plant pathogens and the processes of disease development in plants.
It is administered through the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm and consists of a gold medal minted by the Royal Swedish Mint, embossed with Eriksson's portrait and engraved with the winner's name.
agnews.tamu.edu /stories/PATH/Oct0798a.htm   (327 words)

  
 Stockholms universitet: Universitetsledningen
Born of Swedish parents at Lidingö, Sweden 17 January 1948, Swedish citizen.
Member of the European Science Foundation Life and Environmental Sciences Committee (ESF-LESC) and of the European Science Foundation Steering Committee of the European Research Conferences (EURESCO) 1995-1998.
Vetenskaps-societeten], and of the Linnean Society of London.
www.su.se /rektor   (902 words)

  
 Royal Society | About the Society | Library and Archives | Library collections | Journals P
From 1832-64 the Proceedings of the Society were published in "Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal" ().
Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences: A
Proceedings of the Literary and Philosophical Society of Manchester
www.royalsoc.ac.uk /page.asp?id=2432   (3991 words)

  
 Carl Linnaeus
After an application to the Royal Science Society in Uppsala, Linnaeus got a grant for a scientific journey to Lappland in norhern Sweden.
During his days in Stockholm Linnaeus was one of the founders of the Swedish Academy of Sciences.
In 1744 Linnaeus was appointed to secretary of the Royal Swedish Society of Sciences in Uppsala.
www2.nrm.se /fbo/hist/linnaeus/linnaeus.html.en   (3358 words)

  
 Royal_Swedish_Academy_of_Sciences
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences or Kungl.
Vetenskapsakademin, founded in 1739 by King Frederick I, is one of the Royal Academies in Sweden.
The Academy is an independent organization, which acts to promote sciences, especially natural sciences and mathematics.
www.plasmatvwholesaler.com /search.php?title=Royal_Swedish_Academy_of_Sciences   (70 words)

  
 Royal Society Briefing: Land resources
A briefing document prepared for the Royal Society and Association of British Science Writers by Mike Holderness.
On 4 and 5 December 1996, the Royal Society held a scientific meeting entitled "Land Resources: on the edge of the Malthusian precipice?" This document was prepared afterwards to summarize key issues raised by the speakers and to provide a list of helpful contacts for future reference.
The document does not necessarily constitute the views of the Royal Society or of the Association of British Science Writers, and views expressed in it should not be attributed either to the Royal Society or to the Association.
www.poptel.org.uk /nuj/mike/rs-pop.htm   (4758 words)

  
 University Management
She is a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities, the Royal Society of Sciences at Uppsala and the Royal Academy of Arts and Sciences of Uppsala.
He is a member of the Royal Society of Sciences in Uppsala and the Royal Academy of Arts and Sciences of Uppsala.
Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and its Prize Committee for Awarding the Bank of Sweden Prize for Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel.
info.uu.se /fakta.nsf/sidor/university.management.id26.html   (914 words)

  
 Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences --  Encyclopædia Britannica   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences --  Encyclopædia Britannica
A nonprofit organization, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences was established in 1946 in Hollywood, Calif., for the advancement of television arts and sciences.
Includes articles, the presentation speech delivered by the President of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, outlining her achievements in this field, and information on the commemorative stamps for the year 1971.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9099245?tocId=9099245   (864 words)

  
 UCSB Nobel Laureates
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said the two have made "fundamental contributions of great significance" to macroeconomic research.
He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and a member of the National Academy of Sciences.
The recipient of many international honors and awards, he is a fellow of the American Physical Society and a member of both the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering.
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 GP&C founder   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
The prize - a globe of gold and silver - was presented by the HRH the Duke of York at a Ceremonial Dinner in the Guildhall, London, April 26, 1993.
The medal was presented by H.R.H. Princess Liljan at a ceremony in the Concert Hall in Stockholm, October 28, 1993.
The prime objective is to facilitate a wide spread introduction and use of STDMA technology for the benefits of the transport industry, and thereby the society as a whole.
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 IK Foundation & Company: News: The Linnaeus Apostles at the Royal Geographic Society, London
Representatives from the Linnean Society of London and Sir David Attenborough were presented with a framed certificate as a sign of the scientific cooperation and inspiration on the publication of The Linnaeus Apostles - Global Science and Adventure.
The Linnean Society of London President Professor David Cutler with The IK Foundation and Company Director and Editor-in-chief Lars Hansen, in the Hall of The Geographical Society.
With his forceful personality, the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus inspired 17 of his students to travel through large parts of the then known world in order to document the local flora, fauna and culture.
www.ikfoundation.org /news/linnaeus-apostles-at-rgs.html   (2941 words)

  
 Mini Pennants   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
A broad pennant in the Royal Navy is a swallow-tailed tapering flag flown from the masthead of a ship to indicate the presence of a commodore.
In some navies, the Commissioning Pennant is used in addition to represent the personal authority of the captain, although it is flown continuously aboard the ship whether the captain is aboard or not.
In the Royal Navy, the commissioning pennant ''has a white field with the red cross of St George in the hoist''.
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 Royal Swedish Society of Naval Sciences - Definition, explanation
The Royal Swedish Society of Naval Sciences or Kungl.
The Society is an independent organization and a forum for navy and defence issues.
Fellowship is limited to 120 chairs under the age of 60.
www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/r/ro/royal_swedish_society_of_naval_sciences.php   (142 words)

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