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CMO - Council Minutes Original: minutes of meetings of the governing body of the Royal Society
- 1 - Volume 1, minutes of meetings of the Council of the Royal Society

RefNo	CMO/1/262
AltRefNo	CMO/1/305
Level	Item
Title	Minutes of meeting
Date	17 December 1679
Description	Present at the meeting of the Council of the Royal Society at the President's house: Sir Joseph Williamson, President; Mr Henshaw Vice President; Sir Robert Southwell; Mr Abraham Hill; Dr Holder; Dr Croone; Dr Gale; Mr Hooke; Sir William Petty; Sir John Hoskins; Dr King; Dr Grew Mr Hill, Dr Gale, Dr Croone, and Sir John Hoskins appointed a Committee to meet at Mr Hooke's lodging next Monday to see the letters in his custody. A list to be made by the Secretary of all letters that have come to them during the last year, and at the end of the year to deliver a list to the President. Mr Hooke asked to continue the Philosophical Collections. Dr Gale asked to undertake all foreign correspondence (agreed) an that he would write to Malpighius, Borrelli and Mr Pullein, and he would apologise with the correspondents for the defect of returns which should have been made fromt he Society. Ordered that Mr Hooke should have a person by him and employed in the making and preparing of trials and experiments which when perfected should be shown to the Society at their meetings. The Society would allow £32 per annum for such a person.
Extent	1p
Format	Manuscript
AccessStatus	Open

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