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RefNoCMO/1/270
AltRefNoCMO/1/312
LevelItem
TitleMinutes of meeting
Date19 January 1681
DescriptionPresent at Council: Sir Christopher Wren; Sir John Hoskins; Mr Abraham Hill; Mr Daniel Colwall; Mr Creed; Sir Thomas De Vaux; Mr Aston; Dr Croone; Mr Robert Hooke

The President mentioned that there might be an Anatomical Committee.

Dr Croone objected to the College of Physicians

Secondly a Georgical Committee

A Cosmographical Committee to register all notable things concerning anything that shall be remarkable.

Resolved that there shall be these three committees nominated and appointed and that the President shall take care to think of fit persons to be on the committees and to draw up some directions for what they are to consider of.
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FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
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