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reafonings, contained in the feveral papers fo publilhed, 
which mud; ftill reft on the credit or judgment of their 
fefpeftive authors. 
It is likewife neceflary on this occafion to remark, that 
it is an eftablifhed rule of the Society, to which they will 
always adhere, never to give their opinion, as a body, 
upon any fubjeft, 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 accuftomed 
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 refpedt Ihewn to the 
Society by thofc communications. The like alfo is to be 
faid with regard to the feveral projeffs, inventions, and 
curiofities of various kinds, which are often exhibited to 
the Society ; the authors whereof, or thofe who exhibit 
them, 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 dilhonour of the Society. 
At a COUNCIL, January 28, 1773. 
Refolved, That after Volume LXII. the Philofophical 
‘ Tranfaflions be publifhed twice in a year ; the hrft 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'ioon 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 “ fecond part” of the 
volume. 
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