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6. That the effects of Poisons on the Animal Economy should 

 be investigated and illustrated by graphic representations ; and 

 that a sum not exceeding 251. be appropriated for this object. 

 Dr. Roupell, and Dr. Hodgkin were requested to undertake 

 this investigation. 



7. That the sensibiUties of the Nerves of the Brain should 

 be investigated ; and that a sum not exceeding 251. should be 

 appropriated to this object. Dr. Marshall Hall and Mr. S. D. 

 Broughton were requested to undertake these experiments. 



8. That a sum not exceeding 100/. be appropriated towards 

 the execution of the plan proposed by Professor Babbage, for 

 collecting and arranging the Constants of Nature and Art*. 



9. That a representation be submitted to Government on the 

 part of the Bi'itish Association, stating that it would tend greatly 

 to the advancement of astronomy, and the art of navigation, if the 

 observations of the sun, moon and planets, made by Bradley, 

 Maskelyne and Pond, were reduced ; and that a deputation f be 

 appointed to wait upon the Lords of the Treasury with a re- 

 quest, that public provision may be made for the accomplish- 

 ment of this great national object. 



Proposals for the formation of a Statistical Section were ap- 

 proved. It was resolved, that the inquiries of this Section should 

 be restricted to those classes of facts relating to communities of 

 men which are capable of being expressed by numbers, and 

 which promise, when sufficiently multiplied, to indicate general 

 laws. 



A Committee of Statistical Science was formed J. The Re- 

 commendations § of the several Committees of Science were re- 

 vised and approved. 



TRUSTEES OF THE ASSOCIATION. 



Charles Babbage, F.R.S. Lucasian Professor of Mathe- 

 matics, Cambridge. 



R. I. Murchison, F.R.S. V.P.G.S. &c. 

 John Taylor, F.R.S. Treas. G.S. &c. 



• For an abstract of Mr. Babbage 's plan, see the Appendix. 



f The deputation consisted of Professor Airy, Mr. Baily, Mr. D. Gilbert and 

 Sir John Herschel. The application was immediately complied with by the Go- 

 vernment. 



I For an account of the proceedings of this Committee, see the Appendix. 



§ These Recommendations will be found marked with an asterisk in the col- 

 lection of Recommendations and Suggestions printed in the latter part of the 

 volume. 



