Minutes of a meeting of the Council of the Royal Society Present: The President; Mr Gale; Lord Paisley; Mr Hadley; Dr Rutty; Mr Machin ' Ordered That Sir Isaac Newtons Chronology with the three last Transactions be Sent as a present to Sir Thomas Dereham. Mr Pocock was put to the Ballot and approved for a Candidate Nemine Contradicente. The President adjourned the Council to half an hour after Six on Thursday next. ' 20 February 1727/1728