Excerpt from Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Vol. 9: From November 19, 1857 to April 14, 1859, Inclusive, (Being a Continuation of the Series Entitled "Abstracts of the Papers Communicated to the Royal Society of London") In accordance with the Statutes, notice was given of the ensuing Anniversary Meeting for the election of Council and Officers. Mr. Thomas Davidson, Mr. George Bowdler Buckton, and Mr. Joseph Whitworth, were admitted into the Society. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.