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most important unpublished paper in Animal Physiology, communicated to the Royal 
Society for insertion in their Transactions, after the present date (May 13th, 1833,) 
and prior to the month of June in the year 1836. 
The Council propose to give one of the Royal Medals in the year 1837 to the most 
important unpublished paper in Physics, communicated to the Royal Society for 
insertion in their Transactions, after the present date (November 27th, 1834,) and 
prior to the month of June in that year. 
The Council also propose to give one of the Royal Medals in the year 1837 to the 
author of the best paper, to be entitled “ Contributions towards a System of Geo- 
“ logical Chronology founded on an examination of fossil remains, and their attendant 
“ phenomena,” such paper to be communicated to the Royal Society after the present 
date (December 1st, 1834,) and prior to the month of June 1837: — but in case no 
paper is presented to the Society fulfilling the conditions implied by the above Reso- 
lution, or possessing sufficient merit, the Council propose to give one of the Royal 
Medals in the year 1837 to the author of the best paper in Geology and Mineralogy, 
communicated to the Royal Society for insertion in their Transactions after the 
present date and prior to the month of June in that year. 
The Council propose to give one of the Royal Medals in the year 1838 to the most 
important unpublished paper on Chemistry, communicated to the Royal Society for 
insertion in their Transactions, after the present date (November 12th, 1835,) and 
prior to the month of June 1838. 
The Council also propose to give one of the Royal Medals in the year 1838 to the 
most important unpublished paper in Physics, communicated to the Royal Society 
for insertion in the Philosophical Transactions, after the present date (November 19, 
1835,) and prior to the month of June 1838. 
Those for 1836 were awarded to 
Sir JOHN FREDERICK WILLIAM HERSCHEL, K.H. F.R.S., 
for his Papers on Nebulse and Clusters of Stars, published in the Philosophical Trans- 
actions for 1833 ; and to 
GEORGE NEWPORT, Esq., 
for his Series of Investigations on the Anatomy and Physiology of Insects, contained 
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