Report on the adjudication of the Copley, Rumford and Royal medals : and appointment of the Bakerian, Croonian, and Fairchild lectures : compiled from the original documents in the archives of the Royal Society / by James Hudson.

  • Hudson, James.
Date:
1834
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Credit: Report on the adjudication of the Copley, Rumford and Royal medals : and appointment of the Bakerian, Croonian, and Fairchild lectures : compiled from the original documents in the archives of the Royal Society / by James Hudson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    DONATION FUND. 1831, October 24. The Committee recommended to the Council “ to appoint a Committee for the “ immediate consideration of the mode of applying from time to time the dividends “ arising from the Donation Fund.”—Report of Committee. Council Minutes, Vol. XI. p. 251. 1831, December 22. A Committee appointed, “ to consider of the best manner of disposing of the “ [dividends of the] Donation Fund ; and to report their opinion to the Council.” Council Minutes, Vol. XI. pp. 2,90—1, 293. 1832, December 1. The Committee re-appointed. Council Minutes, Vol. XII. pp. 5—14. 1833, December 5. The Committee again re-appointed. Council Minutes, Vol. XII. p. 86. 1834, April 10. The Finance Committee reported to the Council, their opinion, “ That the “ Dividends arising from the Donation Fund should be applied so as to relieve “ the funds of the Society, as far as is consistent with the objects of the donors.” Council Minutes, Vol. XII. p. 102. APPROPRIATION. 1829. A Magnetic Variation Needle, with vernier microscopes; to be lent to Mr. Farquharson, for the purpose of making observations on the influ- ence of the Aurora Borealis upon the Magnetic Needle ... £16 2s. 9d. Council Minutes, Vol. XI. p. 31. 1832. Captain Back’s Arctic Land Expedition, for the purpose of exploring the Northern Coast of America. One year’s Dividends, £113 12s. 0d. Council Minutes, Vol. XII. pp. 10, 13, 14. D 2