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 XXXII. Proceediftgs of Learned Societies* 



ROYAL SOCIETY. 



Jan. 23. 'pHE reading of Mr. Macdonald's Observations 

 on Magnetism was resumed and concluded j 

 and the Society adjourned over the anniversary of King 

 Charles's martyrdom. 



Feb. 6. A Letter from Major-Gen. SirT. Brisbane, F.R.S. 

 to the President was read, communicating the first Series of 

 Observations made by M. Rumker at the Observatory at Para- 

 matta m New South Wales. — Account of some Caves dis- 

 covered in the Limestone Quarries at Oneston, in a Letter 

 from J. Whidbey, Esq. to John Barrow, Esq. F.R.S.— Ac- 

 count of the Bones found in the above Caves ,♦ by Mr. W. 

 Clift. Communicated by Sir E. Home. 



Feb. 13. Letter from Dr. T. Young, For. Sec. R.S., to the 

 President, respecting M. Rumker's Re-discovery of Professor 

 Encker's litde triennial Comet. — Account of Experiments on 

 the Velocity of Sound, made at Madras; by J. Goldingham, 

 Esq. F.R.S. 



Feb. 20. The reading of Mr. Goldmgham's Paper was com- 

 pleted, and a Paper was begun on the question, Does an 

 Evolution of Heat take place during the Coagulation of the 

 Blood ? by Charles Scudamore, M.D. &c. Communicated 

 by the President. 



ROYAL INSTITUTION. 



Since the publication of our last Number the Lectures have 

 commenced ; and the following is a list of the Courses an- 

 nounced for the present season. Each Lecture commencincy 

 at 2 o'clock. *' 



On Expei-imental Chemistry, including the principal Ope- 

 rations of Chemical Analysis. By William Thomas Brande, 

 Esq. Sec. U.S. Lond. and F.R.S. Edin. Professor of Chemistry 

 to the Royal Institution. Commencing on Saturday the 1st 

 of February, and continued on each succeeding Saturday. 



On the Improvements and Discoveries that have taken place 

 in Natural Philosophy, and particularly in the Subjects of 

 Optics and Magnetism. By John Millington, Esq. Civil En- 

 gineer, Sec, Astron. Soc. &c. Professor of Mechanics to the 

 Royal Institution. Commencing on Thursday the Gth of Fe- 

 bruary, and continued on each succeeding Thursday. 



On Com])arative Physiology, comprising an Examination of 

 the Structure and CEconomy of the diflferont Classes of Ani- 

 mals, liy P. M. Rogot, M.D, F.R.S, Connnencing on Tues- 



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