| Description | Present at the meeting: the Marquis of Northampton, President, in the chair; Mr Baily; Mr Graves; G A Mantell LL.D; Mr Miller; Mr Rennie; Dr Roget; Mr Wheatstone
Read and confirmed minutes of the last meeting
Lieutenant Lefroy On the influence of the Moon on the Atmospheric pressure as deduced from the observations of the barometer made at the Magnetic Observatory at St Helena. Postponed
Dr Carpenter On the minute structure of the Skeleyons of hard parts of the Invertebrata. Parts 1 and 2. Referred
Mr Wilson Researches into the structure and development of a newly discovered Paracitic Animalcule of the human skin. Archives
Mr Pepys On the respiration of the leaves of Plants. Postponed
Professor Kreil Magnetic Term observations for January, February, March 1843. Archives
Mr Blair Meteorological Phenomena observed at Georgetown, British Guiana on the 17th and 18th March 1843. Referred
Dr Starck On the supposed development of the Animal Tissues from Cells. Referred
Mr Wheatstone An account of several new instrumetns for determining the constants in a Voltaic Circuit. To be prined
Lieutenant Colonel Sabine Contributions to Terrestrial Magnetism No. V consisting of observations within the Antarctic Circle made in the summer of 1840 and 1841. To be printed
Dr Farre On the Organ of hearing in Crustacea. Referred
M Paret Nouveaux faits a ajouter a la Theorie de la Chaleur et a celle de l'evaporation. Referred
Mr Swan Physiological inferences derived from Human and Comparative Anatomy respecting the origin of the Nerves, the Cerebellum, and the Striated Bodies. Referred
Mr Rigg A Statement of experiments showing that Carbon and Nitrogen are compound Bodies, and are made by Plants during their growth. Referred
Mr Macilwain Observations on the relation of the respiratory organs of Animals to the preservation of independent Temperture. Referred
Dr Heygate On the nature and properties of Iodide of Potassium and its general applicability to the cure of Chronic diseases. Archives
[Note: Committee is listed as meeting on 29 Jun 1843 on page 1, but the next two pages are headed with the date '29 July 1843' although they appear to be a continuation of the same committee meeting] |