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RefNoCMB/90/3/190
LevelFile
TitleMinutes of a meeting of the Committee of Papers
Date25 May 1848
DescriptionPresent at the meeting: the Marquis of Northampton, President, in the chair; Dr Roget; Mr Christie; Colonel Sabine; Mr Brown; Sir James Clark; Mr Forbes; Mr Gassiot; Mr Graham; Mr Lyell; Sir J F W Herschel; Mr Porter; Colonel Sykes

Read and confirmed the minutes fo the previous meeting

Dr Lee On the Nerves of the Uterus. Postponed
Dr H Jones On the structure of the Liver. Postponed
Mr Barlow On Diurnal Currents of Electricity. Withdrawn
Mr Macaire On the directions assumed by Plants. Postponed
Mr Baggs On the disruptive discharge of accumulated electricity. Postponed
Caprain Shortrede On the Moist Bulb Problem. Postponed
Mr Macann On the Total Reflexion at the surface of any Crystal. Postponed
Dr Mantell Observations on some Belennites. Postponed
Mr Brodie On the nature of Wax. to be printed
Professor Keeley Determinations of the Magnetic Inclintion and Forc3 in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Postponed
Mr Pellatt On annealing Flint Glass. Archives
Dr Waller On the Minute Structure of the organ of Taste in Vertebrate Animals. Postponed
Mr Hay On the protection of Iron from oxidation. Archives
Mr Lee The Brain, the sole Centre of the humans nervous system. Postponed
Mr Miller On the Meteorology of the Lake District. Postponed
Reverend B Powell On a new case of the Interference of light. Postponed
Extent3p
FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
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