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RefNoCMB/90/3/107
LevelFile
TitleMinutes of a meeting of the Committee of Papers
Date8 November 1838
DescriptionPresent at the meeting: Francis Bailey Esq Vice President and Treasurer in the chair; Mr Children; Mr Christie; Mr Daniell; Mr Konig; Marquis of Northampton; Mr Pepys; Dr roget; Dr Royle; Mr Walker; Mr Wheatstone; Reverend W Whewell

Read and confirmed minutes of last meeting

Sir E Home, Bart, Magneticall observations made in the West Indies [Caribbean], on the Coasts fo Brazil and North America. To be printed
Mr Frodsham Experiments on the vibration f the pendulum. Archives
Mr Hilton On the decussation of fibres at the junction of the medulla spinales with the medulla oblongata. Postponed
Mr Wheatstone Contributins to the Physiology of Vision. Part I. Postponed
Mr Tomes On the structure of the Teeth etc. Postponed
Mr Rigg On the evolution of Nitrogen during the growth of Plants. Referred
Mr Rigg Experimental enquiry into the influence of Nitrogon on the growth of Plants. Referred
Mr Bell Dynamical Researches. Postponed
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
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