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The following Donations were presented. 



Scheikundige Onderzoekingen, gedaan in het Laboratorium der 

 Uttreschtshe Hoogeschool. 2^^ Deel 6<ie Stuk. — By the 

 Editors. 



The Joui-nal of the Royal Geographical Society of London. Vol. 

 XIII. Part 2. and Vol. XIV. Part 2. — Bi/ the Society. 



The London University Calendar 1845. — By the Council of the 

 University. 



Account of the Northumberland Equatorial Dome attached to the 

 Cambridge Observatory. — By the Duke of Northumberland. 



Observations made at the Magnetical and Meteorological Observa- 

 tory at Toronto in Canada, printed by order of Her Majesty's 

 Government under the superintendence of Lieut. -Col. Edward 

 Sabine, of the Royal Artillery. — By the British Government. 



Memoir of Thomas Henderson, Esq., Professor of Practical Astro- 

 nomy in the University of Edinburgh. By Thomas Galloway, 

 Esq. — By the Author. 



The Grasses of Britain. Part 2. By Richard ParneU, M.D., 

 F.R.S.E.— 5y the Author. 



On the Chemical Constitution of the Bones of the Vertebrated 

 Animals. By James Stark, M.D., F.R.S.E. — By the Author. 



Memoirs and Proceedings of the Chemical Society. Part 12. — By 

 the Society. 



The Fifth and Ninth Letters on Glaciers. By Professor Forbes, 

 F.R.S.S.L. & 'E.—By the Author. 



On the Medicinal properties of Bebeerine. By Douglas Maclagan, 

 M.D., F.R.S.E.— ^y the Author. 



Remarks on the Improvements of Tidal Rivers. By David Steven- 

 son, M.D., F.R.S.E. — By the Author. 



On a possible explanation of the Adaptation of the Eye to distinct 

 vision at dift'erent distances. By Professor Forbes, F.R.S.S.L. 

 & E. — By the Author. 



Monday 21st April 1845. 

 Sir G. S. MACKENZIE, Bart., V.P., in the Chair. 



The following communications were read : — 



1. On Dr Wollaston's Argument from the limitation of the 

 Earth's Atmosphere as to the Finite Divisibility of 

 Matter. By Dr George "Wilson. 



