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PEOCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY. 



MEETING 



Held on the 1'.)th of December, 1906, at 20 Hanover Square, W, 

 Dr. D. H. Scott, F.R.S., President, in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the Meeting of the 21st of November, 1906, were 

 read and continued, and were signed by the President. 



The List of Donations to the Society (exclusive of exchanges and 

 reprints) received since the last Meeting, was read, and the thanks of 

 the fleeting were voted to the donors. 



From 



Proceedings of the Optical Convention ( "^'o^^af Conlt n. 



Photographic Portrait of the late Andrew Ross ., ., Mr. Edward Piaill. 



A Dissecting Stand and Live Box made by the latel ,x /^ r r<^. t;„. 

 Mr. Latimer Clark J 



The thanks of the Society were voted to the donors. 



Mr. C. L. Curties, in reply to the President, said that the two old 

 instruments which he had presented to the Society, were found amongst 

 the possessions of the late Mr. Latimei" Clark, and it was thought they 

 would be of interest to the Societv as he was one of its oldest Fellows. 



Mr. C. Beck exhibited a new form of hand demonstration Micro- 

 scope for low power objects, which was designed for use in classes, to be 

 handed round to members. 



The President thought this was likely to be a very useful instrument ; 

 it could be used, for example, for the demonstration of sections of fossil 

 plants under a low power, only for this purpose the stage would have to 

 be made somewhat larger. 



The thanks of the Meeting: were voted to Mr. Beck for his exhibit. 



The President called attention to the exhibition by the Society of a 

 selection of the slides presented to them by Mr. James Hilton, which 

 had been arranged by Mr. Rousselet. 



