| Description | Present at the meeting: Sir Harold Hartley in the chair; Professor A R Hall; Professor D McKie; Professor D M Newitt; Professor H W Thompson; Dr T I Williams
Matters discussed;
1. Minutes of the meeting held on 6 March 1964
2. History of Physical Oceanography
3. Teaching of History of Science
4. Lecturers for ICSU
5. Historical Study of the Effects of Instruments on Science
6. Catalogue of Historic Scientific Instruments - report of subcommittee appointed to draft a scheme for a national catalogue of historic scientific instruments [NH/7(64)] approved, and considered draft of a letter to the Pilgrim Trust [NH/8(64)] Resolved that it be a recommendation to the Council of the Royal Society that the letter appended to these minutes [NH/8a(64)] be sent to the Pilgrim Trust from the Chairman oif the British National Committee for the History of Science.
7. XI International Congres of the History fo Science
8. Application from Dr R C Olby for a Traveling expenses account to Germany, Czechoslovakia and Austria in relation to hes research on Koelreuter, Gaertner and Mendel [NH/5(64)] - Travelling Expenses Committee to be informed this committee in favour of the grant for £30.
9. Council of the History Division of IUHPS in Florence from 14-16 September 1964; discussion of who to go. |