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RefNoCMB/90/3/151
LevelFile
TitleMinutes of a meeting of the Committee of Papers
Date11 January 1844
DescriptionPresent at the meeting: the Marquis of Northampton, President, in the chair; Mr Christie; Mr Brown; Mr Daniell; Mr Bowman; Mr Brooke; Mr Dollond; Mr Graves; Dr Lee; Sir John William Lubbock Bart.; Mr Miller; Mr Owen; Mr Walker

Read and confirmed minutes of the last meeting

Lieutenant Lefroy On the Influence of the Moon on the atmospheric pressure as deduced from the observations of the barometer made at the Magnetic Observatory at St Helena. Postponed
Lieutenant Dixon On a remarkably luminous large spot in the sea with remarks on the sea water taken thence. Referred
Mr Napier On a sudden rise and fall of the sea in the Dock Yard Creek Malta on the 21 and 25th of June 1843 Referred
Dr John Davy Miscellaneous observtions on Animal het. Referred
Mr Wilson Reserches into the structure and development of a newly discovered parasitic animalcule. Referred
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
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