ROYAL SOCIETY.
June 16, 1831. In the absence of His Royal Highness, who was dining with his Majesty, the Chair was taken at the beginning of the meeting by the Treasurer, J. W. LUBBOCK, Esq.; but his Royal High. ness arriving before the end of the meeting, then took the Chair. Griffith Davies, Esq. was elected a Fellow. This being the last meeting of the Session, the following papers were announced as having been received, and were in part read, viz.-1. On the Friction and Resistance of Fluids ; by George Rennie, Esq. V.P.R.S. 2. On the Thermostat, or Heats Governor, a self-acting physical Apparatus for Regulating Temperature ; by Andrew Ure, M.D. F.R.S. 3. Experiments on the Length of the Seconds' Pendulum, made at the Royal Observatory at Greenwich ; by Captain Edward Sabine, R.A. F.R.S. 4. A Critical and Experimental Inquiry into the Relations subsisting between Nerve and Muscle ; by William Charles Henry, M.D, Physician to the Manchester Royal Infir- mary; communicated by William Henry, M.D. F.R.S. 5. On the Sources and Nature of the Powers on which the Circulation of the Blood depends • by A. P. W. Philip, F.R.S.L. and Ed. 6. On the Tides in the depends; of London ; by J. W. Luubock, Esq. V.P. and Treas. R.S. 7. On the Influence of Screens in arresting the Progress of Mag- netic Action : and 8. On the Power of Masses of Iron to control the Attractive Force of a Magnet ; By W. S. Harris, Esq. F.R.S. 9. On _the Inflexion of Light; by John Barton, Esq. ; communicated by Da- vies Gilbert, Esq. V.P.R S. 10. On the Determination of the Thickness of Solid Substances not otherwise measurable by the Magnetic Devia- tion; by the Rev. William Scoresby, F.R.S. 11. On Recrossed Vision ; by John Fearn, Esq. 12. On a New Register Pyrometer for measuring the Expansion of Solids ; Part Second; • by J. F. Daniell, Esq. F.R.S. Professsor of Chemistry at the King's College, London. 13. On the Atmosphere of Mars; by Sir James South, F.R.S. The meetings of the Society were then adjourned to Thursday the 17th of November.
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