Minutes of an ordinary meeting of the Royal Society The Lord Brouncker brought in; 1. a paper propounding a way of Common measure, and ordered that several copies be made. 2. His account of Recoiling, and ordered it to be Registered. [Note in margin - fol: 143] Sir William Petty promised to bring in next day his observations on the Pendulum's Vibration for measure. Dr Goddard related that he fitted a glass globe with water, put it in a skillet of water on the fire, and by boiling the globe a third part was evauated. When it was cooled it filled it self again. Dr Wren read a paper concerning weather glasses. The Lord Ambassadeur of Genua madee the Society a visit, and was entertained with the sight of Mr Boyles ' Engine for the Exsuciton of Aire' Mr Williamson proposed as a Candidate by Mr Povey. 29 January 1662