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RefNoCMB/90/3/204
LevelFile
TitleMinutes of a meeting of the Committee of Papers
Date7 February 1850
DescriptionPresent at the meeting: Sir Roderick Impey Murchison in the chair; Mr Rennie; Mr Bell; Mr Darwin; Dr Forbes; Mr Grove; Dr Miller; Mr Owen; Sir F Pollock; Dr Roget; Mr Wheatstone

Read and confirmed minutes of previous meeting

Mr Henessy Researches in Physical Geology. Postponed
Mr Hargreave On Differential Equations. To be printed
Mr Young On the Analysis of Numerical Equations. Archives
Mr Thomson On a Mathematical Theory of Magnetism. Postponed
Mr Brooke On the automatic Registration of Magnetometeers. To be printed
Mr Stokes On the Theory of certain bands seen in the Spectrum. Postponed
Lord Brougham Experiments and Observations on lights. Referred
Mr Matteucci Electro-Physiological Researches. Referred
Professor Hofmann On the Molecular Constitution of volatile organic bases. To be printed
Mr Paget On the Freezing of the albumen of Eggs. Referred
Mr Paret On the gaseous transformation of water. Archives
Mr Gray On the development of the Retina and optic Nerves. Referred
Captain Elliott On the Survey of the Indian Archipelago. To be printed int he Proceedings
Mr Kupffer On the Establishment of a Magnetical Observatory at St Petersburg. To be printed in the Proceedings
Mr Mc Ginn Account of a remarkable Aurora Borealis. Archives
Dr Whewell Tide Researches - 14th Series. Referred
Mr Bronwin On Linear Equations. Archives
Extent3p
FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
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