Accademia dei Lincei

The Accademia dei Lincei, (literally the "Academy of the Lynxes", but also known as the Lincean Academy), is located at the Palazzo Corsini on the Via della Lungara in Rome, Italy. As the oldest Italian academy, it has been the official scientific academy of Italy since 1871.

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Rome - Italy - Academy

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At its foundation in Rome 1603 by Federico Cesi, it was a locus for what was then the ongoing scientific revolution. It is named after the lynx, whose sharp vision was invoked symbolically as characteristic of those dedicated to science.

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1603 - Federico Cesi - Scientific revolution - Lynx

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• Timeline of one of the world's oldest scientific societies.
• 1603–1651 L'Accademia (Federico Cesi)
• 1745–1847 Le tre Rinascite dei Lincei
• 1870–1923 La Reale Accademia dei Lincei
• 1926–1944 I Lincei e l' Accademia d'Italia
• 1946–present day: L'Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei

The Pontifical Academy of Science also claims a heritage descending from from the first two incarnations of the Academy, by way of the Accademia Pontificia dei Nuovi Lincei ("Pontifical Academy of the New Lynxes") ("Pontifical Academy of the New Lynxes"), founded 1847.

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