ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY. VOL. XIX. February 11, 1859. No. 4. Rev. R. MAIN, M.A., in the Chair. Francis Thos. Selby, Esq., Spalding; Frank Robertson, Esq., Royal Crescent, Bath; J. Collingwood Haile, Esq., Local Government Act Office, were balloted for and duly elected Fellows of the Society. Report of the Council to the Thirty-ninth Annual General Meeting of the Society. The Council, in presenting the present Report, are again able to congratulate their constituents on the prospects of the Society, and of the science which it is intended to promote. The Report of the Auditors, subjoined, will show the state of the finances: Tea, sugar, biscuits, &c. for evening meetings 13 13 ་ 752OO 7 420 10 τ 12 O Assets and present property of the Society, Feb. 8, 1859: Unsold publications of the Society. Various astronomical instruments, books, prints, &c. Balance of Turnor Fund (included in Treasurer's account) The instruments belonging to the Society are as follows: The Beaufoy transit, The Herschelian 7-foot telescope, The Greig universal instrument, The Smeaton equatoreal, The Cavendish apparatus, The 7-foot Gregorian telescope (late Mr. Shearman's), The Variation transit (late Mr. Shearman's), The Universal quadrant by Abraham Sharp, Total Fellows. Associates. Grand Total. The Fuller theodolite, The Wollaston telescope, The Sheepshanks' collection of instruments, viz., 1. 30-inch transit, by Simms, with level and two iron stands. 2. 6-inch transit theodolite, with circles divided on silver; reading microscopes, both for altitude and azimuth; cross and siding levels; magnetic needle; plumbline; portable clamping foot and tripod stand. 3. 4% achromatic telescope, about 5 feet 6 inches focal length; finder, rack motion; double-image micrometer; objectglass micrometer; two other micrometers; one terrestrial and ten astronomical eyepieces, applied by means of two adapters. 4. 3-inch achromatic telescope, with equatoreal stand; double-image micrometer; one terrestrial and three astronomical eyepieces. 5. 24-inch achromatic telescope, with stand; one terrestrial and three astronomical eyepieces. 6. 22 achromatic telescope, about 30 inches focus; one terrestrial and four astronomical eyepieces. 7. 2-foot navy telescope. 8. 45-inch transit instrument, with iron stand, and also Y's for fixing to stone piers; two axis levels. 9. Repeating theodolite, by Ertel, with folding tripod stand. 10. 8-inch pillar-sextant, divided on platinum, with counterpoise stand and horizon roof. 11. Portable zenith instrument, with detached micrometer and eyepiece. 12. 18-inch Borda's repeating circle, by Troughton. 13. 8-inch vertical repeating circle, with diagonal telescope, by Troughton and Simms. 14. A set of surveying instruments, consisting of a 12-inch theodolite for horizontal angles only, with extra pair of parallel plates; tripod staff; in which the telescope tube is packed; repeating table; level collimator, with micrometer eyepiece; and Troughton's levelling staff. 15. Level collimator, plain diaphragm. 16. 10-inch reflecting circle, by Troughton, with counterpoise stand; artificial horizon, with metallic roof; two tripod stands, one with table for artificial horizon. 17. Hassler's reflecting circle, by Troughton, with counterpoise stand. 18. 6-inch reflecting circle, by Troughton, with two counterpoise stands, one with artificial horizon. 19. 5-inch reflecting circle, by Lenoir. 21. Box sextant and 3-inch plane artificial horizon. 22. Prismatic compass. 23. Mountain barometer. 24. Prismatic compass. 25. 5-inch compass. 26. Dipping needle. 27. Intensity needle. 28. Ditto ditto. 29. Box of magnetic apparatus. 30. Hassler's reflecting circle, with artificial horizon roof. 31. Box sextant and 24-inch glass plane artificial horizon. 32. Plane speculum artificial horizon and stand. 33. 2-inch circular level horizon, by Dollond. 34. Artificial horizon roof and trough. 35. Set of drawing instruments, consisting of 6-inch circular protractor; common ditto; 2-foot plotting scale; two beam compasses and small T square. 36. A pentagraph. 37. A noddy. 38. A small Galilean telescope, with the object lens of rock-crystal. 39. Six levels, various. 40. 18-inch celestial globe. 41. Varley stand for telescope. 42. Thermometer. These are now in the apartments of the Society, with the exception of the following, which are lent, during the pleasure of the Council, to the several parties under mentioned, viz. :— The Beaufoy clock, to the Rev. J. B. Reade. The Wollaston telescope, to Mr. Rees. The Lee circle, to Mr. Burr. The Herschelian 7-foot reflector, to Messrs. Horne and The other Beaufoy clock, the two invariable pendulums, and the brass quadrant (said to have been Lacaille's), reported for some years past as being in the possession of the Royal Society, but which could not be found by that Society, are still under inquiry, nothing definite having as yet been ascertained respecting them. |