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RefNoCMB/90/2/306
LevelFile
TitleMinutes of a meeting of the Committee of Papers
Date17 January 1828
DescriptionPresent at the meeting: the President in the chair; Mr Baily; Captain Beaufort; Mr Children; Dr Filton [?]; Dr Goodenough; Mr Guilllemand; Mr E Home; Captain Kater; Dr Paris; Dr Roget; Captain Sabine; Dr Wollaston; Dr Young

Minutes of last meeting read

Dr Davy on James's Powder; and on the Structure of the Heart... Withdrawn
On the Resistance of Fluids to Bodies passing through them. By James Walker Esq. To be printed
On the Magnetic Forces in London and in Paris. By Captain Sabine To be printed
On the Corrections required by a different value of the level employed in experiment on the Pendulum. By Captain Sabine. Withdrawn

1827
15 November On the Muscles peculiar to organs of sense in particular quadrupeds and fishes. By Sir E Home. Postponed

15 November On the difference in length of the Seconds Pendulum in London and Paris. By Captain Sabine. To be printed
Extent3p
FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
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