| Description | Present at the meeting: the Marquis of Northampton, President in the chair; Dr Roget; Mr Christie; Mr Daniell; Mr Brown; Mr Dollond; Mr Graham; Sir James Ross
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
Dr Davy Miscellaneous observations on animal heat. To be printed
Mr Wilson Researches into the Structure and development of a newly discovered Parasitic animalcule. To be printed
Dr Hoskins On a slighe Shock of Earthquake felt in the Channel Islands. Archives
Mr Boole On a new Method in Analysis. Postponed
Mr Rainy Some further observations and experiments, illustrative of the cause of the ascent, and continued motion of the sap. Archives
Captain Newbold On the Temperature of the Springs, Wells, and Rivers of India and Egypt; and of the Sea and Table Lands, within the Tropics with a few remarks on M Baussingault's mode of ascertaining the mean Temperature of Equinoctial Regions. Postponed
Mr Owen A description of certain Belemnites, preserved with a great proportion of their soft parts, in the Oxford Clay, at Christian Malford Wilts. To be printed
Dr Schoenbein On the production of Ozone by Chemical Means. Referred
Colonel Sabine Contributions to Terrestrial Magnetism etc. To be printed
Dr Townes On the existence of Phosphoric Acid in various Rocks of Ingeous Origin. To be printed |