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RefNoCMB/90/3/187
LevelFile
TitleMinutes of a meeting of the Committee of Papers
Date9 March 1848
DescriptionPresent at the meeting: Marquis of Northampton, President, in the chair; Dr Roget; Mr Christie; Colonel Sabine; Mr Brown; Sir H De La Beche; Mr Gassiot; Mr Graham; Mr Hopkins; Mr Lyell

Read and confirmed minutes of previous meeting.

Dr Lee On the Nerves of the Uterus Postponed
Mr Barlow On Diurnal Currents of Electricity at the Earth's surface Postponed
Mr Macaire On the Directions assumed by Plants. Postponed
Dr Rees On the Red corpuscles of the Blood Withdrawn
Dr H Jones On the structure of the liver. Postponed
Captain Johnson Magnetic Experiments made on board the Blood Hound. Postponed
Mr Norton On Terrestrial Magnetism Archives
Mr Baggs On the Disruptive Discharge of accumulated Electricity. Postponed
Dr Andrews On the heat disengaged during Metallic Substitutions. To be printed
Mr Heal On Galvanic Currents existing in the Blood. Postponed
Dr Stenhouse Examination of the proximate principle of some of the Lichens. To be printed
Captain Shortrede On Formulae for the Elastic force of Vapour. Postponed
Captain Shortrede On the Moist Bulb Problem. Postponed
Mr Macann On the Total Reflexion at the surface of any Crystal. Postponed
Mr Glaisher On the corrections necessary to be applied to Meteorological Observations. Postponed
Extent3p
FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
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