Lisbon Academy of Sciences
| Academia das Ciências de Lisboa | |
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| Motto | Nisi utile est quod facimus stulta est gloria |
|---|---|
| Formation | 24 December 1779 |
| Headquarters | Lisbon, Portugal |
Official language | Portuguese |
President | Artur Anselmo de Oliveira Soares |
Secretary-General | Maria Salomé Soares Pais Telles Antunes |
| Website | www.acad-ciencias.pt |
The Lisbon Academy of Sciences (Portuguese: 'Academia das Ciências de Lisboa') is a learned institution dedicated to the advancement of science and learning, with the goal of promoting academic progress and prosperity in Portugal.[1] It is the utmost scientific authority in Portugal and the official regulator of the Portuguese language, through its Class of Letters.
History
The Academy was created on 24 December 1779 in Lisbon, Portugal as the Royal Academy of Sciences (Real Academia das Ciências).
Domenico Vandelli was among its mentors and early organizers.
Organization
The Academy has two classes: the Class of Sciences and the Class of Letters, and each has 30 full members and 60 corresponding members distributed in six sections. It also has a number of foreign members. The Academy was one of the first national members of the International Council for Science, is one of two Portuguese members of the European Science Foundation and is the Portuguese partner of the European Science Exchange Programme of The Royal Society (United Kingdom).
See also
References
- ↑ Saraiva, Luis. "The Lisbon Academy of Sciences and the development of mathematics in Portugal in the 19th century - Proceedings of the 2nd ICESHS (Cracow, Poland, September 6–9, 2006)" (PDf). 2iceshs.cyfronet.pl.