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w as founded in 1839. It issues a periodical edited by its secretary, P ro fe sso r Molbech.

Selskabet fo r den danske Litera,turs Fremme , o r , Society for the Promotion o f Danish L iterature, founded in 1827. T he n um ber of m em bers is co n sid erab le, w h o , by an annu al contribution, effect the object of the Society, w hich consists p a rtly in p u b lish in g new w orks of m erit on v ario u s su b je c ts, b u t chiefly such as relate to th e h istory o f D an ish lite ra tu re , and p artly in undertak in g new and valuable editions o f such D a n ish classical w orks as are out o f p rin t, or in a form m ore suited to the dem ands o f the p resent day. T h e late P ro fesso r Brøndsted w as the g reat reg en erato r o f this Society, and w hatev er im portance it a t present possesses is m a in ly , if not entirely, ow ing to the interest and zeal w hich he took in its affairs. Selskabet fo r Naturlærens Udbredelse , or, Society for the Diffusion o f Natura l Philo­ sophy , founded b y the distinguished P ro fe sso r Ø rsted , is in connection w ith the Polytechnic School, w here experim ents of the latest discoveries in N atu ral Science are from tim e to tim e exhibited. 5 *