Record

RefNoCMB/1/13/16
LevelFile
TitleMinutes of a meeting of the Committee for the improvement of Glass for Optical purposes
Date26 April 1827
DescriptionPeresent at the meeting: Davies Gilbert Esq. Vice President of the Royal Society in the chair; Mr Children; Lt. Colonel Colby; Mr Dollond; Mr Faraday; Mr Herschel; Mr Green; Dr Wollaston; Dr Young

Minutes of the last meeting read

Report of the Subcommittee on the conduct of the expereiments resolved on at the last meeting was read, and the specimens submitted for inspection.

Report of the Subcommittee being the minutes of their meetings on 19 March, 29 March and 18 April 1827 presented. Contents listed.

' Resolved, that it be recommended by this Committee to the Council that their resolution to engage an operator on the part of the Society be carried into effect, and that a part of the duties of such operator be the superintendence and registering of the execution of teh Glass Experiments. '
Extent14p
FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
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