| Reference number | CMP/2 |
| Level | File |
| Title | Minutes of meetings of Council of the Royal Society, volume 2 |
| Date | 10 December 1846 - 30 November 1858 |
| Description | Printed minutes of Council meetings, volume 2. Containing matters laid before Council, the Royal Society's governing body of Fellows, with records of decisions taken.
Printed by Taylor and Francis, Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, for the Royal Society. |
| Extent | 1 volume; 542p |
| Format | Printed |
| Physical description | Blue buckram binding. Spine gilding 'Royal Society Minutes of Council 1846-58, vol.2', with the Royal Society's coat of arms. Bound by Maltbys of Oxford. |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | The Council minutes exist in three main forms. In addition to this printed series are the original council minutes (CMO, 1663-present). The original minutes for 1663-1882 were transcribed retrospectively in the early 18thC and then regularly until 1822 for greater security, these copies form the series 'Council Minutes Copy' (CMC,1663-1832). |