Minutes of an ordinary meeting of the Royal Society Lord Brouncker asked to prosecute the experiment of the ' Recoyling of Gunns' and to bring it in for the next meeting, as well as Mr Boyles cylinder Dr Merrett asked to bring in the History of Refineing Mr Boyle to show his Experiment of the Air Dr Goddard to bring in his Experiments of Colours Dr Petty to bring in his diagrms of what he produced for the company this day and also his ' History of the building of shipps'. Proposed Mr Waller, Dr Scarburgh, Mr Pett, Mr Coventry, Mr Rawlinson, Mr Colwall for scrutiny the next day 2 January 1661