484 THIRD REPORT — 1833. 



it was resolved to establish such an institution. The Society 

 already includes more than three hundred members, and has 

 issued a statement of its objects and regulations, which is sub- 

 joined in the Appendix. 



The Committee remark, that " though the want of such a 

 society has been long felt and acknowledged, the successful 

 establishment of it, after every previous attempt had failed, 

 has been due altogether to the impulse given by the last Meet- 

 ing of the Association. The distinguished foreigner (M. 

 Quetelet) who contributed so materially to the formation of the 

 Statistical Section, was attracted to England principally with a 

 view of attending that meeting ; and the Committee hail this 

 as a signal instance of the beneficial results to be expected 

 from that personal intercourse among the enlightened men of 

 all countries, which it is a principal object of the British As- 

 sociation to encourage and facilitate." 



GENERAL SCIENCE. 



* That a sum not exceeding 100^. be appropriated towards 

 the execution of a plan proposed by Professor Babbage, for 

 collecting and arranging the Constants of Nature and Art'. 



APPENDIX 



CONTAINING DIRECTIONS FOR OBSERVATIONS ON THE TIDES, 

 AURORA BOREALIS, &C. 



TIDES. 



Observations of Tides along the coasts of Great Britain 

 and Ireland will be valuable, both in the construction of more 

 accurate tide tables, and as data towards the perfection of the 

 theory of tides. 



Observations of the tides should record particularly. 

 The time in hours and minutes, and height of high water 

 daily, or if convenient every tide. 

 The time and height of low water. 



See Appendix, p. 490, for an Abstract of Mr. Babbage's Plan. 



