| Description | Present at the meeting: Mr Pepys, President; Sir John Hoskins; Mr Evelyn; Mr Henshaw; Lord Vaughan; Dr Gale; Mr Hill; Mr Perry; Sir Joseph Williamson
' Mr Hill gave in a paper containing some amendments and additions, to be made in the plates of the Book of Fishes ; sent from Mr Ray, and it was Ordered that E. Halley do inspect the corrections of the Plates to be amended by Mr Hunt.
Mr Henshaw moved that the President would please to desire, of Dr Lister, Dr Robinson, Mr Aston, and those of the Committee appointed by the Society on the 25th of March 1685, to manage the affaire of printing the Book of Fishes, to give him a meeting at Gresham Colledg [College], to conferr with him and the Councell, about what has been done in the matter referred to them, which was accordingly ordered for Wednesdy next March the 17th, at eleven of the clock in the Morning.
Ordered that the Journall and Register Books of the Society be consulted, upon the 18 heads this day concluded upon, as to their relation to use, and particularly in Navigation.
It being again desired of Mr Hook to give in his Scheme of a Method for his experiments, he prayed that the Society would please to nominate a subject for Experiments to be made by him; but that they would leave him to his own Method of prosecuting them; whereupon the Councell desired him to proceed upon which of the said 18 heads applicable to Navigation, he should think fit; and ordered him to have a Copy thereof. ' |