RESEARCHES IN SCIENCE. XXI 



That Mr. Baily and the Rev. Dr. Robinson be a Committee for completing 

 the Reduction of the Stars requisite for the extension of the Royal Astro- 

 nomical Society's Catalogue, with the sum of 25/. at their disposal for the 

 purpose. 



That the sum of 550/. be appropriated to the publication of the British 

 Association Catalogue of Stars, conformably to a Report on the subject pre- 

 sented by the Committee. 



TIDES. 



That Sir John Robison and Mr. John Scott Russell be a Committee for 

 making observations upon the anomalous Tides of the East coast of Scot- 

 land, and especially of the Frith of Forth, with the sum of 120/. at their dis- 

 posal for the purpose. 



METEOROLOGY. 



That Sir David Brewster and Professor Forbes be a Committee for carry- 

 ing on Hourly Observations of the Barometer, Thermometer, and Anemo- 

 meter, for another year at Inverness, with the sum of 60/. at their disposal 

 for the purpose. 



That Sir David Brewster and Professor Forbes be a Committee for con- 

 tinuing for another year (if the Committee should think it advisable) the 

 Hourly Meteorological Observations now making at Unst in Shetland, under 

 the local superintendence of Dr. Edmonstone, with the sum of 35/. at their 

 disposal for the purpose. 



That Mr. Snow Harris be requested to continue, for an additional year, 

 the Hourly Observations of the Barometer, Thermometer, and Hygrometer 

 at Plymouth, with the sum of 50/. at his disposal for the purpose. 



That Mr. Snow Harris, Mr. A. Follett Osier, the Rev. William Whewell, 

 and Professor Stevelly, be a Committee for continuing, for an additional 

 year, the observations of Whewell's Anemometer at Plymouth, with the sum 

 of 10/. at the disposal of the Committee for the purpose. 



That Mr. Snow Harris be requested to discuss the observations made with 

 Osier's Anemometer, in connexion with the observations of other meteorolo- 

 gical instruments, recorded at Plymouth, with the sum of 20/. at his disposal 

 for the purpose. 



That Sir John Herschel be requested to continue his superintendence of 

 the Reduction of Meteorological Observations, with the 75/. (the balance of 

 the former grant) at his disposal for the purpose. 



That Mr. Snow Harris and Mr. A. Follett Osier be a Committee for making 

 certain improvements in the Anemometers at Edinburgh and Plymouth, with 

 the sum of 15/. at their disposal for the purpose. 



That Professor Wheatstone, Professor Daniell, and Mr. Snow Harris, be 

 a Committee for constructing a Self-recording Meteorological apparatus, to 

 be employed in the building at Kew, recently placed by Her Majesty the 

 Queen at the disposal of the British Association, with the sum of 50/. at their 

 disposal for the purpose. 



That the Treasurer be authorized to advance, in payment for certain in- 

 struments employed by Professor Forbes in researches requested by the 

 Association, and for certain gratuities to persons employed in observing and 

 reducing, a sum not exceeding 40/. 



That the Committee formerly appointed (consisting of the Rev. Dr. Robin- 

 son, Colonel Sabine, Professor Wheatstone, the Rev. William Whewell, the 

 Astronomer Royal, Sir John Herschel, and Sir John Lubbock) for conduct- 

 ing experiments, by captive Balloons, on the Physical Constitution of the 

 Atmosphere, be re-appoiuted, with 250/. at their disposal for the purpose. 



