Record

RefNoCMB/90/3/178
LevelFile
TitleMinutes of a meeting of the Committee of Papers
Date12 November 1846
DescriptionPresent at the meeting: George Rennie Esq in the chair; Dr Roget; Mr Christie; Colonel Sabine; Sir William Burnett; Mr Galloway; Mr Grove; Captain Smyth; Mr Wheatstone

Read and confirmed minutes of last meeting

Mr Goddsir On supra renal thymus bodies. To be printed
Mr Sibson On the blowhole of the Porpoise. Postponed
Mr Johnson Description of a proces of extracting palladium from gold. Postponed
Mr Rigg Experiments on animal terperature. Archives
Mr Brooke Description of a method of registering magnetic variations. Postponed
Dr Walter Microscopic observations on the vesicular vapour of water. Postponed
Mr Hunt On the relation of magnetic and chemical forces. Withdrawn
Extent1p
FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedRecordMC/4/156
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