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He also exhibited a series of curves laid down from the ob- 

 servations of Dr. Hewson, printed in the Transactions of this 

 Society, showing the extreme and mean temperatures at Phila- 

 delphia, for a period of ten years. 



He also exhibited tables of the same, for a period of thirteen 

 years, by an unknown observer; and remarked that these did 

 not agree with the others, and from certain evidence contained 

 in them, he suspected that the thermometer observed had been 

 placed in the house. 



Mr. Walker stated on behalf of Mr. Kendall, that on the morn- 

 ing of the 6th of July, they had succeeded in making one obser- 

 vation on Enck^'s Comet. The difference between its place as 

 observed, and that calculated for it in the Ephemeris, was 20 

 seconds of space in right Ascension, 10 seconds in Declination. 



He also stated, that he had received a letter from Professor 

 Mitchell, of Cincinnati, announcing that he had discovered that 

 Antares in Scorpio is a double star. The companion is at the 

 distance of 1.5 seconds of space from the principal, and the 

 brilliancy of the latter contrasted strongly with the faintness of 

 the other. 



The Society then proceeded to the stated business of the 

 meeting, the balloting for new members. 



The list of outstanding Committees on business, was read. 



The Curators charged, 7th January, 1842, with the duty of 

 receiving the standards of ineasure, left by Mr. Vaughan to the 

 Society, and to have them placed in suitable cases, were, on 

 motion of Mr. Smith, directed to take immediate steps to ob- 

 tain these measures. 



Dr. Elwyn, as Secretary, stated that he had written to the 

 outstanding Committees on obituary notices. 



Dr. Dunglison reported, that he had written to Mr. Sartori, 

 in accordance with the direction of the Society of the 15th of 

 August. 



The other business of the meeting having been disposed of, 

 the ballot boxes were opened, and the following gentlemen 

 were declared to be elected members of the Society: — 



Wm. B. Carpenter, M.D., F.R.S., of London. 



Sir Wm. Jardine, Bart., F.R.S., Ed., of Scotland. 



Prof. R. Lepsius, of Berlin. 



