A Comet of the EnlightenmentReturn to an Academy in Crisis
A Comet of the Enlightenment: Return to an Academy in Crisis
Stén, Johan C.-E.
2014-01-06 00:00:00
[Although Lexell had to forsake the therapy he had planned to enjoy at some of the health resorts of Europe, he returned from his academic journey seemingly in good health and in good spirits. Despite the physical fatigue he must have felt from the inconveniences of travelling, the personal meetings and experiences during the journey had strengthened his self-confidence. He was eager to return to work. However, by the time Lexell returned, the Academy was virtually paralysed by the conflict between Director Sergey Domashnev and the staff of the Academy of Sciences. Salaries had not been paid for months, the Academy’s publications were way behind schedule and the sales revenues were falling. The new crisis was triggered by the director, who, without mentioning it to anyone, had taken possession of a package of Swedish minerals donated to the Academy by Baron Scheffer in 1780. The scandal grew into the proportions of a diplomatic conflict when the Swedish envoy in Saint Petersburg Baron Nolcken began to inquire about the gift, the existence of which no academician seemed to be aware of [141, Vol. III, pp. 577–579, 4 March 1782].]
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A Comet of the EnlightenmentReturn to an Academy in Crisis
[Although Lexell had to forsake the therapy he had planned to enjoy at some of the health resorts of Europe, he returned from his academic journey seemingly in good health and in good spirits. Despite the physical fatigue he must have felt from the inconveniences of travelling, the personal meetings and experiences during the journey had strengthened his self-confidence. He was eager to return to work. However, by the time Lexell returned, the Academy was virtually paralysed by the conflict between Director Sergey Domashnev and the staff of the Academy of Sciences. Salaries had not been paid for months, the Academy’s publications were way behind schedule and the sales revenues were falling. The new crisis was triggered by the director, who, without mentioning it to anyone, had taken possession of a package of Swedish minerals donated to the Academy by Baron Scheffer in 1780. The scandal grew into the proportions of a diplomatic conflict when the Swedish envoy in Saint Petersburg Baron Nolcken began to inquire about the gift, the existence of which no academician seemed to be aware of [141, Vol. III, pp. 577–579, 4 March 1782].]
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