| Description | ' Lord Dungarvan admitted
The Operator was ordered to prepare Weatherglasse with Oyle of Anniseeds, and distilled water.
Mr Hooke was ordered to have his Tube, for rendering the Ascent and Descent of Mercury more discernable, filled with Mercury against the next day, and to bring it up in the room of the Meeting.
The same to give an Account in writing of the Experiment made this day, of weighing a great receiver exhausted of Air, and filled with Air.
Item to prepare the Experiment of raising a thin and Exhausted glasse - buble , from the bottome of the Receiver of the Compressing - Engin, to the Top, by condensing the circum - ambient Air.
Item, to repeat the Experiment of shooting with a Gun, applyed to the Condensing - Engin, which failed this day.
Notice being given by Mr Beale in a Letter to the Secretary, that the water at Stampford in Dorsetshire, assists the Brewer to a third part, so that 2 Bushells brewed in this water, maketh fully as strong Beer as 3 bushells in any other water in Dorsetshire and Somersetshire; occasion was hence taken to discourse of th fitnesse adn advantage of some Waters, before others in Brewing, Mr Matthew Wren related, that the water of Charwell, by the observation of Brewers, would make, with a fifth part of Malt lesse, as good Beer as the water of Isis. Dr Charleton mentioned, that the Brewers in Oldstreet, do preferre the Water of St Annis de Claire for AAle. The same commended the water of Sambach neer Brereton, for the same purpose. Dr Clark mentioned that the Brewers did not hold the water of the Thamses on Southwark - side, so good for Brewing, as on the City - side: soime of the Company attributing the cause hereof to the goodnesse wherewith the water may be impregnated, by passing ythrough some Earths; Others, to the dissolving power, which ssome waters may have acquired, by passing through minerall Earths, whereby they are enabled to draw a stronger Tincture: It was ordered, that the Operator should gather the severall Waters in and about London; and Mr Boyle, Dr Goddard and Mr Henshaw were desired to examine them severall wayes; as by distillation, precipitation etc. Mr Henshaw suggested that some Oyle of Tartar might be used for precipitating, to discover what may be mixed with those weaters. Dr Charleton excepted, that this way was not satisfactory, since minerall Waters do retain much and precipitate little. Mr Boyle added, that this way of precipitating would not reach in many cases, though in some, it might.
Dr Charleton gave in a paper, proposing certain Experiments conceived by him not unworthy Exact tryall, concerning freezing and Snow; whereof some were recommended to be made; as, that of boyling Flesh in Snow - water, to see whether it will look whiter, and eat more tender: That of distilling Spirit of Winewithout fire, onely by covering the Body of the Allymbick with the Ice and Snow; To Mr Le Febvre
The manner of Transporting fishes from one place to another being spoken of, it was mentioned by Dr Charleton and Mr Hoskins that in doeing so, the Fish must be continually kep[t stirring.
The Experiment of Freezing Swallows by lapping them up in paper, and by putting Snow and Salt about them, was ordered to be recommended, by the Secretary, to Mr Beale: As also that of putting a dead and living Swallow into two severall Glasses with no larger necks than they will go in by, and being well stopped to expose them to the Frost, to see what figures will be made by their several transpirations, upon the insides of the Glasses in frosty weather.
Mr Waterhouse produced a Letter from Mr Childrey together with some annexed Observations of the Weather for Anno 1648. He was desired to returne the Thanks of the Society to Mr Childrey, and to let him know, what sense they have of his kindnesse. The papers were ordered to be filed up.
The same produced a Steatoma cut out of a young womans breast, together with the description thereof, which was ordered to be read at the next Meeting.
The Operator was ordered to put up a Thermometer for Mr Childrey. |