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That Sir John Herschel be requested to superintend the same, and 

 that the sum of 100/. be placed at his disposal for that purpose. 



That it is desirable that the whole of the stars observed by Lacaille 

 at the Cape of Good Hope, the observations of which are recorded in 

 his Coelum A us tr ale Slelliferut/i., should be reduced. 



That Sir J. Herschel, Mr. Airy, and Mr. Henderson be a Commit- 

 tee for carrying the same into effect. 



That the sum of 200/. be appropriated to that purpose. 



That it is desirable that a Revision of the Nomenclature of the stars 

 should be made, with a view to ascertain whether or not a more correct 

 distribution of them amongst the present constellations, or such other 

 constellations as it may be considered advisable to adopt, may be formed. 



That Sir John Herschel, Mr. Whewell, and Mr. Baily be a Commit- 

 tee for that purpose, and to report on the same at the next meeting of 

 the Association. 



That the sum of 50/. be appropriated to defray theexpences that may 

 be incurred in this inquiry. 



That 100/. be placed at the disposal of Sir D. Brewster and Professor 

 Forbes, for the purpose of procuring Hourly Meteorological Observa- 

 tions, to be made at two parts in Scotland, one at Fort George, on 

 the coast, and the other at some central part, at a great elevation above 

 the sea. 



That it appears to the Committee desirable to diffuse in this country 

 the knowledge of the Scientific Memoirs published on the Continent, 

 and that, for this object, 100/. be placed at the disposal of a Committee, 

 consisting of Dr. Robinson, Sir John Herschel, Sir D. Brewster, and 

 Professor Wheatstone, with power to add to their number, towards pro- 

 curing the translation and publication of such memoirs as they may 

 approve. 



That Mr. Pattinson and Mr. Richardson be requested to undertake 

 experiments to ascertain whether any perceptible Galvanic influence is 

 exerted by the Stratified Rocks of the neighbourhood of Newcastle, and 

 that 201. be placed at their disposal to meet the expenses of such expe- 

 riments. 



That Dr. Arnott and Dr. Yelloly be a Committee for the purpose of 

 improving Acoustic Instruments (in reference to diseases of the ear) 

 with 25/. at their disposal. 



That Mr. Cargill, Mr. Wharton, Mr. Buddie, Mr. Forster, Professor 

 Johnston, and Mr. Wilson be a Committee for inquiries into the Statis- 

 tics of the Collieries of the Tyne and Wear, with 50/, at their disposal. 



