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reafonings, contained in the feveral papers fo publifhed, 

 which muft ftiil reft on the credit or judgment of their 

 reipe&ive authors. 



It is likewife necefTary on this occafion to remark, that 

 it is an eftablilhed rule of the Society, to which they will 

 always adhere, never to give their opinion, as a body, 

 upon any fubject, either of Nature or Art, that comes 

 before them. And therefore the thanks, which are fre- 

 quently propofed from the chair, to be given to the 

 authors of fuch papers, as are read at their accu domed 

 meetings, or to the perfons through whofe hands they re- 

 ceive them, are to be confidered in no other light than as 

 a matter of civility, in return for the refpect fhewn to the 

 Society by thofe communications. The like alfo is to be 

 faid with regard to the feveral projects, inventions, and: 

 curiofities of various kinds, which are often exhibited to 

 the Society ; the authors whereof, or thofe who exhibit 

 diem, frequently take the liberty to report, and even to ■•• 

 certify in the public news-papers-, that they have met. with- 

 the higheft applaufe and approbation. ' And therefore it 

 is hoped, that no regard will hereafter be paid to fuch 

 reports, and public notices ; which in fome inftances have 

 been too lightly credited, to the dishonour of the Society. 



At a. C OU N C I L, January 28, 1773. 



Refolved, That after Volume LX.II. the Phikfcphicat 

 Itranfafflons be publifhed twice in a year ; the firft pub- 

 lication to be of the months of November and Decem- 

 ber of the preceding year, and January and February 

 of the current' year, as foon as may be after February, 

 under the name of the " firft part" of the volume : and 

 the fecond publication to be of the remaining months unto 

 the recefs of the Society, as foon as may be after the 

 recefs, under the name of the u fecond part" of the 

 volume. 



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