ms 
DESIDERATA, ETC. XVii 
Reporis requested, Researches recommended, and Desiderata 
noticed by the Commitiees of Science at the Liverpool 
Meeting *. 
ASTRONOMY. 
For the reduction of observations on Stars in the Histoire 
Céleste and the volumes of the Académie des Sciences for 
1789 and 1790 (see vol.iv. p. xv.) 500/. was placed at the dis- 
posal of a Committee, consisting of Mr. Baily, Prof. Airy, and 
Rev. Dr. Robinson. 
For the extension of the Catalogue of the Astronomical So- 
ciety, so as to include all the stars in Bessel’s Fundamenta 
Astronomiz, as well as some other stars both in the north- 
ern and southern hemisphere, which have since been found to 
come within the original scope and intention of that Catalogue, 
or which from peculiar circumstances of position, magnitude, 
discordance, or proper motion, might advantageously be in- 
cluded therein (the whole of the stars to be reduced to the year 
1850, and the constants of precession, aberration and nuta- 
tion to be computed for that epoch, with their secular varia- 
tions), the sum of 500/. was placed at the disposal of a Com- 
mittee, consisting of Mr. Baily, Prof. Airy, and Rev. Dr. Ro- 
binson. 
A Committee was appointed, consisting of Rev. Dr. Robin- 
son, Mr. Baily, and Dr. Traill, to apply to the proper authori- 
ties for the establishment of an astronomical observatory at 
Liverpool. 
A Committee was appointed, consisting of the President, 
the Earl of Burlington, Mr. Lubbock, the Astronomer Royal, 
Mr. Baily, Prof. Rigaud, Prof. Challis, Prof. Sir W. Hamilton, 
Prof. Peacock, and Rev. Dr. Robinson, for the purpose of re- 
presenting to Government the importance of reducing the 
Greenwich observations of the moon. 
TIDES. 
For completing the discussions of Tides of the port of Bris- 
tol, under the direction of Rev. Wm. Whewell, the sum of 
751. was granted. 
A committee was appointed, consisting of Mr. Whewell, Mr. 
Lubbock, and Dr. Traill, to apply to the proper authorities for 
the establishment of tide observations at Liverpool. 
* In addition to or extension of those contained in vol. iv. and vol. vy. 
VOL. vI. 1837. 
