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RefNoCMB/1/13/13
LevelFile
TitleMinutes of a Committee for the Improvement of Glass for Optical purposes.
Date25 May 1826
DescriptionPresent at the meeting: the President in the chair; Mr Baily; Captain Beaufort; Mr Brande; Leutenant Colonel Colby; Mr Gilbert; Mr Pond; Mr Dollond; Mr Farday; Mr Pellatt; Mr South; Dr Young

Minutes of the last meeting were read

Success of the experiment on a large scale sanctioned by the last meeting of the Committe, were reported by Mr Pellatt
[Described in the minutes]

Mr Herschel described how he had examined the refractal density oif teh specimens.

Mr Dollond requested to undertake further experiments in softening and flattening specimens of both pots.

Mr Pellatt reported on the state of other pots in preparation for experiments.
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FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
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