HISTORY of the SOCIETY. 13 
Lit. Cl. Dr AnpzERsoN read a paper, entitled, Conje@tures 
on the original. Ufes of thofe circular Buildings called Dunes 
in the northern part of Scotland. 
Phyf: Cl. Dr RUTHERFORD read a Defcription of an Improve- 
ment made in the conftruction of the Thermometer, by Joun 
RuTHERFoRD, M.D. [See No. XII. of this volume, Phyf. Cl.J 
Lit. Cl. Dr ANDERSON read an abftraGt of his paper on 
Dunes. 
A GENERAL Meeting was held for the eleGtion of Mem- 
bers. [See the Appendix to the Hiftory of the Society.] 
Plyf: Ch. Mr Kerr read a Defcription of an Animal Ig- 
notum in the Mufeum of the. Univerfity of Edinburgh. 
Phyf. Cl. Dr Hutton read Obfervations on the Theory of 
Rain, being an addition tothe papers on that fubje@ in the 
firft volume of the Tranfadtions of this Society, No. II. Phy/. 
Cl. Thefe obfervations are fince publifhed by Dr Hutton in 
a feparate work, viz. DifJertations on different Subje&ts in Natural 
Philofophy, Edin. 1792, and are contained in the third differta- 
tion of the firft part. 
AT this meeting, there was alfo fend! an Account of Prince 
of Wales Ifland, given by Mr James Howson, one of the 
furgeons of the new fettlement in that ifland, communicated 
by Sir Joun DatryMpte. 
TueE following are fome of the moft remarkable particulars 
contained in this account. 
Turis ifland, which is defcribed in the charts under the name 
of Pulo Penany, is fituated in the entrance of the Straits of Ma- 
lacca, in Ioo degrees of eaft longitude and in 5 degrees of north 
latitude. It is about feven leagues in length and three in 
breadth. 
1790. 
March 15. 
Dr Anderfon 
on dunes. 
April 5. 
Dr Rutherford’s 
improvement of 
the thermome- 
ter. 
June 2r. 
Dr Anderfon on 
dunes, 
June 28. 
General Meet- 
ing. 
July 5. 
Mr Kerr on an 
animal ignotum, 
Aug. 2. 
Dr Hutton on 
the theory of 
rain, 
Mr Howifon’s 
account of 
Prince of Wales 
ifland. 
