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The activity of Christfried Kirch (1694-1740), son of Gottfried Kirch (1639-1710), the first astronomer of the Royal Prussian Society of Sciences, has not yet received much attention in historiography. Christfried Kirch's astronomy education - beginning with the studies with his father, to the unfulfilled plans of visits to the observatories in England and France - culminated in his acceptance as an observer of the Royal Prussian Society of Sciences on October 8, 1716. The article aims to present the development of Christfried Kirch's career and his efforts to achieve the position once held by his father in the Society of Sciences in Berlin. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The author analyzes the relations between scientific societies and universities in Poland in the interwar period. The source material is the Yearbook "Polish Science. Its Needs, Organization, and Development" published by the Józef Mianowski Fund in the years 1918-1947. An investigation of the relationships between scientific societies and universities offers excellent opportunities for interpreting the scientific activity in the Second Polish Republic. The connections between scientific societies and universities involved the centers for propelling scientific thought, where university chairs or scientific society committees played the leading role. Sometimes the works of non-university experts were important. The analysis of the material collected in the "Polish Science" also points to many other professional organizations (associations of professors, associate professors, or assistants). Many universities had societies supporting them. Gaining social support for universities was extremely important at the time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports on the 58th Congress of the Polish Botanical Society that was held from July 1-7, 2019, in Krakow, Poland. The slogan of the 2019 congress was "Botanika Without Borders." The proceedings were held at the Pedagogical University of National Education Commission in Krakow. Several hundred Polish botanists and a dozen or so foreign guests participated in the event.

The article focuses on an interdisciplinary research conducted by science history association Instytut Historii Nauki PAN (IHN PAN) for analyzing the history of science, medical science and cultural anthropology. Various topics discussed include association's infrastructure, its scientific activities and its important achievements. It further discusses social importance and creative activities of the institute, its professional competence, and support it received from national and foreign institutions in the research.

The article reports on the Warsaw Association of Science and French naturalist Georges Cuvier. Topics discussed include the December 18, 1827 proposal for admission of foreign scholars to the society to establish relations between the Society and foreign scholars and to provide moral care for Polish youth studying abroad; Georges as the first foreign scholar to become the members of the Society; the importance of National Museum of Natural History in Paris in the education of Polish youth; and contact document of French scientists with the Society in the archives stored in the Institut de France.

The article announces that Professor Boles?aw Or?owski is celebrating 60th anniversary of his work in the scientific history association Instytucie Historii Nauki PAN (IHN PAN).