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RefNoCMB/90/3/112
LevelFile
TitleMinutes of a meeting of the Committee of Papers
Date14 March 1839
DescriptionPresent at the meeting: The Marquis of Northampton, President, in the chair; Mr Baily; Mr Christie; Mr Galloway; Sir J F W Herschel; Mr Kiernan; Mr lubbock; Mr Rennie; Dr Roget; Dr Royle; Reverend A Sedgwick; Mr Wheatstone; Reverend R Willis

Read and confirmed minutes of last meeting

Mr T Bell Dynamical Researches. Postponed
Mr Hopkins On the state of the interior of the Earth 1st Part. Referred
Mr Young On the curvature of surfaces. Postponed
Mr Jellicoe On the Law of Human Mortalilty. Archives
Mr Hopkins On the state of the interior of the Earth 2nd Part. Referred
Mr Necker On the molecular constitution of crystals. Archives
Mr Penny On the application of the conversion of Chlorates and Nitrates into Chlorides and of Chlorides into Nitrates etc. To be printed
Mr Darwin Observations on the parallel Roads of Glen Roy etc. Referred
Reverend G Wordley Notice of an Earthquake felt in the Island of St Mary's one of the Scilly Islands on the 21 January 1839. To be printed in the proceedings
Mr R Phillips Researches on the chemical equivalents of certain bodies. Referred
Mr Garden Some account of the Hurricane of the 7th of January 1839 at Dumfries. Printed in the proceedings.
Mr Talbot The processes employed in Photogenic Drawing. Archives
Mr T Coooper Description of an Hydro-pneumatic Baroscope. Referred
Dr Davy On the Male Organs of some Cartilaginous Fishes. Referred
Mr Hopkins Researches on Physical Geology - 3rd part. Referred
Extent3p
FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
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