Copy letter from Herbert Rix, to Professor Arthur Schuster, Fellow of the Royal Society With regard to the Eclipse reports, Rix asks on behalf of Lord Rayleigh, if the paper handed in on behalf of himself and his co-reporters contains any key points not mentioned in the Preliminary Notice which would make it advisable to have an abstract. If not, in the view of the reporters, would it be sufficient to read the title of the paper or would an oral exposition followed by the usual discussion be preferred. 8 February 1889