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TitleMinutes of a Committee for the Improvement of Glass for Optical Purposes
Date19 November 1825
DescriptionPresent at the meeting: the President in the Chair; Mr Brande; Mr Dollond; Mr Faraday; Mr Herschel; Captain Kater; Mr South

Minutes of trhe last meeting were read.

' The deatails of the Examination of the Glass in the several pots at the Determination of the first Experiment were laid before the Committee and ordered to be entered on the Minutes of the Sub Committee.

The Committee adjourned till Thursday 24th November at 2 o' clock. '
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FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
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