| Description | ' Mr Williams was admitted.
The Experiment of Supplying a Bell or Hogshead with air under water, by means of 2 buckets, was tryed in litle, and succeeded. Whereupon Mr Hook was ordered to get a Model made against next day, of the bagg, that is to be about the body fo the Diver, for continual inspiration, which bagg being emptied, he is to repair into the Bell, as to a Magazin, for a new supply of Air, to fill the bag with.
For seeing under water, Mr Hook proposed a pair of deep convex Spectacles. Ordered, tht the Secretary produce next day Mr Rochforts account of Diving. Ordered, that a full grown dog be provided by the Operator for cutting out of the Spleen, to be perfomed by Dr Charleton at the next meeting.
Sir Robert Moray's directions, for the Observing of Mercury's conjunction with the Sun, on the 25th of October 1664, were read, and ordered to be sent to teh Bermudas and the other places, formerly named, together wit the Letter drawn up by the Secretary, and read before the Society.
Ordered, that the Secretary let Dr Wallis know, that it is the desire of the Society, he should write as from himselfe to Monsieur Hevellius, and recommend unto him, the Observation of Mercury's conjunction with the sun.
Mention being made of Mr Horrox's papers concerning Celestial Observations ; Sir Paul Neile promised to produce some of them ; And Dr Croon was ordered to write to Mr Townley, who hath a considerable number of the said Horrox's papers, to communicate them, in Order to make them publique.
Sir Robert Moray mentioning, thqt Monsieur Zulichem desired to know of what size the Tubes were, in which the Experiment of teh Quicksilver remaining suspended so high above the ordinary station, was made, and whether they were perfectly cylindrical or had the Orifice somewhat smaller thatn the rest; the President and Mr Boyle were desired to repeat the Experiment, and to observe the Size and Orifice of the Tube, for the satisfaction of the mentioned Quaeries
Ordered, that a summons be drawn up by the Secretary and sent, by the Operator, to the Physitians of the Society, to meet together on Saturday next the 20th of February, about 3 of the Clock in Dr Goddard's Lodgings, to consult about the managing of the next dissection. The Summons was drawn up accordingly, and delivered to the Operator.
Mr Boyle mentioned, that the Committee of Physitians, formerly appointed for Anatomicall administrations, might be desired to consider of and to bring in the disiderata of Anatomy ; it was ordered thereupon, tht they should take this matter into their considertion, and to give an account of it to the Society.
The same suggesting, that Dr Croon had considered the proportions of the Bones and other pqrts of Animals , as to their length and weight, the company desired Dr Croon, to bring in his Observtions concerning this matter, which he promised to do.
Dr Charleton mentioned, that Bellonius and Leonhardo da Vince had done something upon that subject.
The President acquainting the Society that Mr Ball had given up his accounts to the Council, and was by them found to have discharged his trust faithfully ; The Company gave the said Mr Balle their Thanks for his care and pains taken in his Treasurership.
Sir Robert Moray produced two Ribbons dyed with a Colour extracted out of a yellow wood of Jamaica : He was desired to give some of that Wood to Mr Boyle for further Tryal.
A Letter from Mr Beal to the Secretary was read, concerning Captain James's Voyage and Wintering in Charleton Island ; as also some Observations of his about Tanning. It was ordered to be intered with Thanks to Mr Beale {Register Book Vol. III Fol. 14)
Ordered, That the Lawyers of the Society, be a Committee to peruse the Statutes of England, for the Extracting of whatsoever hath been therein ordered concerning Manufactures and the Abuses and Frauds commetted therein.
Mr Williams was desired to bring in his Observations of the Curiosities adn Rarities of England.
Mr Hook was ordered to prepare against the next Meeting, 3 Vessels ; One with common Air, another with exhausted Air to a certain Degree, and a third with compressed Air to the like proportion : And to try in them, some Animals to see how long they will live in such Vessels.
The same was put in minde of the Experiment of trying the Strength of Several kinds fo Wood ; where Mr Boyle Suggested that in the Tryal, notice might be taken of the time when the wood was cut. ' |