Minutes of a meeting of the Council of the Royal Society Present at the meeting: The President; Mr Hill; Dr Mead; Dr Halley; Mr Morland; Mr Waller; Mr Petiver; Dr Sloane; Mr Barret 'The Council on consideration of its being late, and that the Hour of the Meeting of the Society was come, adjourned to Saturday the 26th at Eleven a' clock. ' 24 July 1712