Rit (Vísindafélag Íslendinga) - 01.06.1984, Page 1
VÍSINDAFÉLAG ÍSLENDINGA
(SOCIETAS SCIENTIARUM ISLANDICA)
ill Imsland: PETROLDGY
INERALOGY AND EVOLLJTION
OF THE JAN MAYEN
The Society was founded in 1918 by 10 professors at
the University of Iceland on the 900th anniversary of
the íirst recorded act of writing in Iceland. It now has
a closed membership of 96 regular members. In
addition it has both honorary members and cor-
responding members. The Society holds meetings
irregularly, at which lectures on various scientific and
humanistic subjects are presented by members or
guests.
The Society runs two series of publications: Occasi-
onal Publications (RIT, which are mostly mono-
graphs), and Collection of Miscellaneous Papers (GREIN-
AR, which are mostly short articles). A list of these
publications is given on the inside covers of this book.
In addition to this, the Society has published a series
of articles on The Eruplion of Hekla 1947—1948 (see
back ílap). Other publications of the Society are:
1) Three reports on the Society’s activities during the
first years of its existence,
Skýrsla um árin 1918-1930 (Rvk. 1930),
Skjrsla um árin 1931—1932 (Rvk. 1933),
Skjrsla um árin 1933—1934 (Rvk. 1936).
2) A yearbook for 1974, Árbók 1974 (Rvk. 1975).
3) Two volumes entitled Science in Iceland, containing
a number of short articles (Rvk. 1968 & 1970
respectively).
Orders may be sent to:
1) Bókaverslun Sigfúsar Eymundssonar,
Austurstræti 18, 101 Reykjavík,
Iceland.
2) Snæbjörn Jónsson & Co. hf.,
The English Bookshop,
P.O. Box 1131, 121 Reykjavík,
Iceland.
The address of the Society is:
Vísindafélag fslendinga,
University of Iceland,
101 Reykjavík,
Iceland.