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General Meeting, March 23rd, 1880. 
J. P. Joule, D.C.L., LL.D., F.KS., &c.. President, in the 
Chair. 
Dr. Lloyd Roberts, of Kersal Towers, Higher Broughton, 
was elected an Ordinary Member of the Society. 
Ordinary Meeting, March 23rd, 1880. 
J. P. Joule, D.C.L., LL.D., F.R.S., &c.. President, in the 
Chair. 
On the History of the Word ‘Chemistry’ or ‘Chemia,’ ” 
by Dr. R. Angus Smith, F.R.S., &c. 
The Author said that he had been led to a renewed con- 
sideration of the meaning of the word chemistry because of 
papers read lately on the subject by Professor Schorlemmer, 
F.R.S., in Manchester, and Mr. McTear in Glasgow, a very 
brief abstract of the latter being seen. He had always been 
inclined to agree with Olaus Borrichius in his reference to 
Egypt for the word chemia and the chemical arts as well as 
the early attempts at a science, and he was especially in- 
clined to do so on reading of the few Greek manuscripts 
that have been published or described by sufficient extracts 
being given. The eyes of the writers were evidently much 
turned to the lajid of Chemi, whilst Isis and Osiris were 
favourites. For many years he had occasionally tried to 
interest young Greek scholars in the subject, and he had 
hoped that when Dr. Kopp began his description in his 
very learned work the “ Beitrage zur Geschichte der Chemie” 
that the examinations would have been exhaustive, but 
that author was not inclined to go further at the time. 
Proceedings — Lit. & Phil. Soc. — Vol. XIX. — No. 12. — Session 1879-80. 
