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Stated Meeting, October 17. 



Present, twenty-six members. 



Dr. Franklin Bache, Vice-President, in tiie Chair. 



Letters were announced and read: — 



From the Royal Society of London, dated London, June, 

 1845, acknowledging the receipt of the Proceedings of this 

 Society, Nos. 30 and 31; and of Dr. Dunglison's discourse on 

 Mr. Du Ponceau: and, — 



From Dr. T, R. Beck, the Secretary of the Regents of the 

 University of the State of New York, dated Albany, 13th 

 October, acknowledging the receipt of Nos. 1 and 3, of the 

 Proceedings of this Society. 



The following donations were announced: — 



FOR THE LIBRARY. 



Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, for the 

 year 1845. Part I. London, 1845. 4to. — From the Royal 

 Society. 



List of the Royal Society of London. 30th November, 1844. 4to. 

 From the same. 



Proceedings of the Royal Society. 1844. No. 60. 8vo. — From 

 the same. 



Astronomical Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Green- 

 wich, in the Year 1843; under the direction of George Biddell 

 Airy, Esq., M.A., Astronomer Royal. Published by order of the 

 Board of Admiralty, in obedience to Her Majesty's command. 

 London, 1845. 4to. — From the same. 



Reduction of the Observations of Planets, made at the Royal Obser- 

 vatory, Greenwich, from 1750 to 1830; computed by order of 

 the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury, under the superinten- 

 dence of George Biddell Airy, Esq., M.A., Astronomer Royal. 

 Published by order of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. 

 London, 1845. 4to. — From the same. 



Annuaire Magnetique et Meteorologique du Corps des Ingenieurs des 

 Mines de Russie, ou Recueil d'Observations Magnetiques et Mete- 

 orologiques faites dans I'etendue de I'Empire de Russie, et pub- 

 liees par ordre de S. M. I'Empereur Nicolas I. aux frais de la 



