This collection of essays on the history of the Göttingen Academy of Sciences since 1751 is emblemized by the motto inscribed on the Academy's seal: Fecundat et ornat It brings forth and it adorns. The contributors to this volume examine the relationship between the academy and the state from an institutional perspective and in the context of the history of science.

Autorentext

Kurt Schönhammer, Institut für Theoretische Physik, Göttingen; Christian Starck, Georg-August-Universität, Göttingen.