| Description | Present at the meeting: the Marquis of Northampton, President in the chair; Mr Children; Mr Christie; Mr DAniell; Mr Galloway; Mr Lubbock; Dr Roget; Dr Royle; Captain SMyth
Read and confirmed minutes of last meeting
Mr T Bell Dynamic Researches. Withdrawn
Mr Young On the curvature of surfaces. Withdrawn
Mr Hopkins On the state of the interior of the Earth Part 1. Postponed
Mr Hopkins On the state of the interior of the Earth Part 2. Postponed
Mr Hopkins Researches on Physical Geology - Part 3. Postponed
Mr Darwin Observations on the parallel Roads of Glen Roy. Postponed
Mr R Phillips Researches on the chemical equivalents of certain bodies. To be printed
Mr T Cooper Description of an Hydro-pneumatic Baroscope. To be printed
Dr Davy On the male organs of some Cartilaginous Fishes. Postponed
Mr Rigg Experimental inquiry into the formation of Alkaline and Earthy bodies with reference to their presence in Plants etc. Referred
Sir John Herschel Notice of some methods of Photographic Drawing. Referred
Mr Howlett Description of a compensating Barometer, adapted to Meteorological purposes. Referred
Mr Maclear Account of the fall of a Meteoric Stone in Cold Bokkeveld, Cape of Good Hope. Referred
Mr Faraday Chemical account of the Cold Bokkeveld Meteoric Stone. Referred
Mr Talbot Note regarding a new kind of sensation paper. Referred |