| Description | Present at the meeting: the President; Sir G Baker; Sir J Burrow; Mr Darker; Dr Gisborne; Reverend Mr Harper; Mr J Horsfall; Dr Hutton; Reverend D Maskelyne; Reverend Dr Maty and Joseph Planta, Secretaries
L'Abbe Diequamare's paper on Sea Anenomies still remains in Mr Maty's possession
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
13 January New experiments on Vegetation by Mr Frazer. Postponed
20 April (1) Observations and Experiments on the severe Cold felt at Glasgow in January last by Mr P Wilson. Printed
(2) Accouont of a fine vinous Spirit extracted from Potatoes by Mr Anderson. Postponed
11 May Mr Herschels Astronomical Observations on the height of the Lunar Mountains. Printed
1 June (1) The Cronian Lecture on Muscular Motion by Mr J Hunter. Withdrawn
(2) Observations concerning the roots of adfected equations by Earl Stanhope. Postponed
(3) Accounts of the baths in Russia by Dr Istaleniski. Not printed
1780
16 June (1) Thermometrical Experiments and Observations being the annual Baker Lectures by Mr Cavallero. Printed
(2) Account of the present state of the distemper amongst the horned Cattle in Holland and Flanders by Dr Layard. Printed
(3) Observations on the plica Polonica of Dr Italilniski. Not printed
(4) An investigation of the principals of progressive and rotatory Motion by Mr Vince. Printed |