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Sciences Academy of Lisbon (Academia das Ciências de Lisboa) was created in 1779 in
LisbonLisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
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PortugalPortugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
, as an institution dedicated to the advancement of science and learning (particularly mathematics in Portugal) with the goal of promoting academic progress and prosperity to the country.
Domenico VandelliDomenico Agostino Vandelli was an Italian naturalist, who did most of his scientific work in Portugal....
was among its mentors and early organizers.
Organization
The Academy has two classes: sciences and
lettersThe Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras is the language regulator of the Portuguese language in Portugal....
, 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 ScienceThe International Council for Science , formerly the International Council of Scientific Unions, was founded in 1931 as an international non-governmental organization devoted to international co-operation in the advancement of science...
, is one of two Portuguese members of the
European Science FoundationThe European Science Foundation is an association of 78 member organisations devoted to scientific research in 30 European countries. It is an independent, non-governmental, non-profit organisation that facilitates cooperation and collaboration in European research and development, European...
and is the Portuguese partner of the European Science Exchange Programme of The Royal Society (United Kingdom).
See also
- Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
The Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras is the language regulator of the Portuguese language in Portugal....
- Culture of Portugal
The culture of Portugal is the result of a complex flow of different civilizations during the past Millennia. From prehistoric cultures, to its Pre-Roman civilizations , passing through its contacts with the Phoenician-Carthaginian world, the Roman period , the...
- Science and technology in Portugal
Science and technology in Portugal is mainly conducted within a network of research and development units belonging to public universities and state-managed autonomous research institutions...
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