| Description | Present at the meeting: The President in the chair; Sir Robert Barker; Henry Cavendish Esq; John Darker Esq; Dr Gisborne; Reverend Mr Harper; Mr James Horsfall; Dr Hutton; Reverend Dr Maskelyne; Reverend Dr Maty and Joseph Planta Esq Secretaries; Samuel Wegg Esq
Read minutes of the last meeting
L'Abbe Disquemarie's paper on Sea anenomes still remains in the Secretary's possession.
A Paper on the degree of Salubrity of the Common air at Sea compared with that of the Sea there by Dr Ingenhouser having been put to the Ballot and the number having been found Equal, the the farther consideration of it was ordered to be postponed to the next Meeting of the Committee to be then proceeded upon as the firs business, according to Statute.
1779
18 March Account of a new Species of Bark from Santa Fe by Mr Davila. Postponed
24 June An improvement of the prismatic Micrometer by the Astronomer Royal. Postponed
1780
13 January New Experiments on Vegetation by Mr Frazer. Postponed
20 April Observations and Experiments on the severe Cold felt at Glasgow in January last by Mr P Wilson. Postponed
27 April (1) Directions for constructing Thermometers at all times and in all places by Mr Castillon. Not printed
(2) Account of an Ossification of the Thoracic duet by Mr Cheston. Printed
4 May (1) Account of a process for obtaining a very fine kind of vinous Spirit from Potatoes by Mr Anderson. Postponed
(2) A Meteorological Journal kept in Sandwich Bay, on the Coast of Labrador by Captain Cartwright. Not printed
(3) Remarks on Sir Isaac Newton's Second Law of Motion by Mr Ludlam. Not printed
(4) Remarks on the Engine for turning ovals by Mr Ludlam. Postponed and referred to Mr Cavendish and Mr Hutton
11 May (1) Mr Herschel's Astronomical Observations on the height on the Lunar Mountains. Postponed and referred to the Astronomer Royal
(2) Mr Herschel's Observations on the periodical Star in Collo Ceti. To be printed
(3) Mr Navine on the effect of Electricity in Shortening Wires. Printed
(4) Dr Schotte's account of Senegal with a Meteorological diary kept at that place. Printed
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