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RefNoCMB/90/3/162
LevelFile
TitleMinutes of a meeting of the Committee of Papers
Date22 May 1845
DescriptionPresent at the meeting: the Marquis of Northampton, President, in the chair; Dr Roget; Mr Christie; Sir William Burnett; Dr Sharpey; Dean of Ely; Reverend R Walker

Read and confirmed minutes of the last meeting

Mr Blair Remarks on the Earthquake in Demerara [former colony, now part of Guyana]. Postponed
Mr Ager On the Resolution of Numerical equations. Archives
Mr Newport On the structure and development of the blood corpuscles. Postponed
Captain Shortrede On the force of vapour at difference temperatures. Withdrawn
Sir J F W Herschel On the epipolic dispersion of light Part 2. To be printed
James D Forbes Esq On the viscous theory of glacier motion. Referred
Mr Harrison Description of a self registereing Thermometer. Referred
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
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