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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 Edinburgh, in September, 1834. 



2. Prize Medals to be awarded for discoveries in Science, by 

 the Royal Society of London. 



To Pkofessor Sillimajv. 



Philadelphia, Dec, 13, 1833. 

 Dear Sir. — I am directed by 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, 



A. D. Bache, Secretary. 



London, August, 3d. 1S33. Somerset House, ) 

 Apartments of the Royal Society. 5 



Sir. — I am honored with the commands 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 branch of Physical or 

 Mathematical knowledge. 



His Majesty, having expressed a wish that scientific 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 be awarded in that year ; the one for the most important unpublished 

 paper in Astronomy, the other, for the most important unpublished 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 

 Roval 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- 



