| Description | Commencing [p.1] with statement of the book's purpose: 'Royal Society Club. Rough minute-book of attendance to be produced at each meeting of the Club for the purpose of recording its proceedings...'. With a list of members and their dates of admission on the Club's June anniversary, including ex-officio members and candidates [pp.2-4]. Each anniversary meeting has a similar set of lists. The main content of the volume continues with attendees for dinners (including guests) at each weekly dated meeting, with bills for food. There are occasional minutes, often noting the deaths of members [p.133 for example, the death of Henry Kater] and proposals of candidates; with other matters [p.49, 2 February 1832, 'Wax candles introduced for the first time by desire of several of the members...']. |