Description | Printed minutes containing matters laid before Council, the Royal Society's governing body of Fellows, with records of decisions taken.
Commencing with a list of Council members present: Francis Baily; Dr. Martin Barry; Robert Brown; Reverend James Cumming; John Frederic Daniell; Dr. Robert Lee; Dr. Gideon Algernon Mantell; William Hallowes Miller; George Rennie; Peter Mark Roget; Charles Wheatstone; the President, Spencer Joshua Alwyn Compton, 2nd Marquess of Northampton, in the chair.
Among matters discussed or noted: minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. New Members of Council made and subscribed to the declaration in lieu of the oath. Re-appointment of committees with lists of members: Library Committee; Microscope Committee; Committee of Mathematics; Committee of Astronomy; Committee of Physics, including Meteorology; Committee of Chemistry; Committee of Mineralogy and Geology; Committee of Botany and Vegetable Physiology; Committee of Zoology and Animal Physiology; each to be summoned as early as convenient, to choose a Chairman. Letter from Dr. Robert Lee requesting 180 copies of his latest paper printed from Philosophical Transactions and the plate from his previous paper, granted. Letter from Mr. Forbes applying on behalf of M. Plana for copies of Philosophical Tranactions to complete his set, granted. |