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Ordinary Meeting, March 4th, 1884. 



H. E. RoscOE, Ph.D., LL.D., F.RS., &c., President, in 

 the Chair. 



A paper was read " On the Production and Purification 

 of Gaseous Fuel for Industrial Purposes, with the results of 

 several large Applications of a System," by W. S. Suther- 

 land, Esq., of Birmingham. Communicated by Feancis 

 Nicholson, F.Z.S. 



General Meeting, March 18th, 1884. 



H. E. RoscoE, Ph.D., LL.D., F.R.S., &c.. President, in 

 the Chau". 



Mr. J. B. Dancer, F.RA.S., was elected an Honorary 

 Member of the Society ; and Mr. Aid. Joseph Thompson an 

 Ordinary Member. 



Ordinary Meeting, March 18th, 1884. 



H. E. RoscoE, Ph.D., LL.D., F.R.S., &c., President, in 

 the Chair. 



The President stated that he had much pleasure in lay- 

 ing on the table the first volume of the collected scientific 

 papers of their eminent member Dr. Joule. This volume of 

 667 closely printed pages, published at the cost and by the 

 Council of the Physical Society of London, the members of 



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