Minutes of a meeting of the Committee for the improvement of Glass for Optical purposes Present at the meeting: Mr Gilbert in the chair; Captain Beaufort; Mr Dollond; Mr Children; Mr Herschel; Ca[ptain Kater; Dr Wollaston; Dr Young; Mr Pepys Minutes of he last meeting were read Discussed a plan and an estimate of £111-0-0 for building a Furnace at the Royal Institution, and resolved 1. ' that the Sub-Committee be empowered to contract with Mr Ramsey for building the same, within a specific time with such alterations as on further consideration they shall deem necessary, provided the expense shall not exceed the above mentioned estimate. 2. that the Sub-Committee be empowered to make such experiments as they shall see occasion, reporting the same and their results to the General Committee. ' 14 June 1827