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The Scientific S ociety’s building.

T h e Scientific Society w h e r e th e Ca rlsberg F u n d ha s its h e ad q u a r te r s ° Th is fund w a s e stab lish ed in 1876 by J. C. Ja cob sen ° Since 1888 it h as ow n e d Gam le Carlsberg and since 1902 Ny Ca rlsberg ° Carlsberg L a b o r a to r y is k e p t up ou t of th e fu n d s of th e society ° It aids all b r a n c h e s of science ° It gives large s um s to F red e rik sbo rg Na tiona l H isto ry M u s e um ° And by m e a n s of th e Ny Carlsberg F u n d th e society s u p p o r ts a r t and ke ep s up th e G ly p to th ek ° Science in th e service of practical life an d th e profit acc ru ing from we ll- d ire c ted la b o u r to be u sed for th e s u p p o r t o f science — th is w a s J. C. J a c o b s e n ’s idea.

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