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himself welcomed as a fellow laborer in such exalted pursuits, by 
those masters in science, who enjoy the accumulated facilities of 
ages, for pursuing every inquiry after truth. ‘The association will 
meet at ——— in September, 1834. 
2. Prize Medals to be awarded for Eissounrian in Selene, by 
the een eeety of London. 
To Proressor SILLIMAN. 
Philadelphia, Dec., 13, 1833. 
eit Diesisk am directed ae the American Philosophical Society 
of this city, to communicate to you for publication the annexed let- 
ter received at a late stated meeting. The object of the Society is 
to diffuse the information, given in the letter, throughout the scientific 
community in the United States. Very respectfully yours, 
. D. Bacug, Secretary. 
London, Ps Se ‘8d. 1833. Somerset House, 
ments of the Royal Society. 
Sir.—I am baiired with the Solatiands of his Royal Highness, 
the President of the Royal Society, to acquaint you for the informa- 
tion of the American Philosophical Society at Philadelphia, that his 
Majesty, the King, has been pleased to grant two gold medals of the 
value of £50, each, to be awarded by the Royal Society, on the day 
of their anniversary meeting in each succeeding year, for the most 
important discoveries in any one principal en of Physical or , 
Mathematical knowledge. 
His Majesty, having expressed a wish that ssieutige men of all na- 
tions should be invited to afford the aid of their talents and research- 
es, I am accordingly commanded by his Royal Highness, the Presi- 
dent, to announce to you, Sir, that the said Royal medals for 1836, will 
be awarded in that year ; the one for the most important unpublished 
paper in Astronomy, the other, for the most important unpublished 
paper in Animal Physiology, which may have been communicated to 
the Royal Society for insertion in their Transactions, after the pres- 
ent date and prior to the month of June in the year 1836. 
For the present, and the two following years, the council of the 
Royal Society, with the approbation of his Majesty, the King, have 
directed the Royal medals to be awarded for important discoveries or 
series of investigations published within three years previous to the 
time of award; and those for the year 1833, have been adjudged, 
the one to Sir John F. W. Herschel, for his papers on the investiga- 
