| Description | Present at the meeting: the Marquis of Northampton, President, in the chair; Dr Roget; Mr Daniell; Mr Brooke; Mr dollond; Mr Graves; Mr Owen; Sir James Ross
Read and confirmed minutes of the previous meeting
Lieutenant Lefroy On the Influence of the Moon on the Atmospheric pressure as deduced from the observations of the Barometer made at the Magnetic Observatory at St Helena. Withdrawn
Captain Newbold On the Tempeature of Springs, Wells and Rivers of India and Egypt, and of the Sea and Table Lands within the Tropics. To be printed
Mr Bowman on the measurement of distances by the Telescope. Postponed
Mr Stevenson On the supposed properties of the Magnetic and Electric fluids. Postponed
M Lenard de Lille De l'Education des animaux. Withdrawn
Mr Robinson On New Instances of the absorbing power of streams, with a few remarks on the pulsation of jets. Postponed
Dr Davy On the action of the Sun's Rays on Lithic acid. Archives
Lord Rosse Observations on some of the Nebulae. To be printed
Mr Wilson On the structure of the ultimate Fibrile of the muscle of animal life. Postponed
Mr Joule On the changes of Temperature produced by the rarefaction and condensation of air. Archives
Mr Simon On the cmparative anatomy of the Thyroid Gland. To be printed
Mr Ager On the Resolution of Numerical Equations. Postponed
Mr Newport On Reproduction of lost parts in Myriapoda and Insecta. To be printed |