HIS TORT of the SOCIETY. 



21 





1784. 



Feb. 16. 

 MrT. Robert- 

 foo on infledtion 

 in languages. 



Mr Maclaurin 

 on the Cege of 

 Troy. 



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flefh and butter ; for it hath been often and carefully tried. 

 Lord DUNDONALD conceives, that the fimplicity, facility and 

 cheapnefs of -this method of purifying fait fhould recommend 

 it to common practice, as it is an object of great public impor- 

 tance. He adds, that as all fait made by boiling has a portion 

 of uncombined magnefia mixed with it, it is proper to add a 

 little muriatic acid to the firft brine poured on the fait, in order 

 to diflblve the magnefia, and carry it off. 



Lit. Cl. The Reverend Mr THOMAS ROBERTSON, minifter 

 of Dalmeny, read the remainder of the Eflay begun by him, 

 January 23. on the Theory of Inflection in Languages. 



* 



Mr JOHN MACLAURIN, Advocate, read a Diflertation to prove 

 that Troy was not taken by the Greeks. This Diflertation is 

 publifhed in this volume. [No. II. Lit. "/.] 



Pbyf. CL The Reverend Mr JOHN PLAYFAIR read the firft 

 part of an Eflay on the Caufea rhk|^afl;ect the Accuracy of 

 Barometrical Meafurements ; which,-;, j^publiihed in this vo- 

 lume. [No. III. PbtfCL] 



AT this meeting Dr ALEXANDER MONRO was elected a Pre- 

 fident of the Phyfical Clafs, in. the room of Sir GEORGE CLERK> 

 MAXWELL, Baronet, deceafed. 



Lit. Cl. Mr Profeflbr DUGALD STEWART read aa Eflay on the 

 Idea of Caufe and Effect, and on the Object of Natural Philofo- 

 phy. This Eflay the author afterwards withdrew, on account 

 of its connection with other papers which he did not chufe to 

 publifli at prefent. 



Mr Profeflbr DALZEL, one of the Secretaries of the Lite- Biographical 

 rary Clafs, read a fhort biographical Account of the deceafed LO*U* 

 Dr WILLIAM LOTHIAN, the firft member whom the Society 



had 



March i. 

 Mr Playfair on 

 barometrical 

 meafurements. 



March 15, 

 Mr D. Stewart 

 on caufe and 

 cffeft. 



