Impetus given to the Study of Meteorology-Illness of Newton-His last Attendance at the Society-His Death-His intention of endowing the Society-Speculates in South Sea Scheme-His Order to purchase Stock-His Sun-dial presented to the Society-Portraits of him-Original Mask of his Face-Lock of his Hair-Sir Hans Sloane elected President—Memoir of him-Proposes an Address to George II.- His Majesty becomes the Patron of the Society-Important changes made in the Statutes-Proposition to limit the number of Fellows-Opinion of Lord Chancellor Hardwicke-Certificates for Candidates first used-Their great Value-Diplomas-Foreign Members exempted from PaymentsSociety purchase Estate at Acton-Practice of Inoculation promotedPrince of Wales visits the Society-Experiments made before him-Dr. Watson's Electrical Experiments-Science of Electricity originates from Royal Society Large amount of Scientific Business-Experiments on Ether-Society at Peterborough—Donation to Museum-Botanical Specimens sent from Apothecaries' Garden at Chelsea, by order of Sir Hans Sloane-Pecuniary Embarrassment of the Society-Sir Hans Sloane resigns-Thanks of Society given to him-His great attachment to the Society-Martin Folkes elected President Page 434
Memoir of Martin Folkes-His Acquirements more Literary than Scientific -Sir John Hill's Review of the Royal Society-Death of Halley-Formation of Royal Society Club-Originally entitled 'Club of Royal Philosophers' Their Rules-Receive presents of Venison, &c.-Cost of Dining-Present Rules-List of Members-Philosophical Club-Their Rules-Original Members-Fairchild Lecture instituted-Dr. Knight receives Copley Medal-Discovery of Nutation by Bradley-Harrison's Chronometers-The Copley Medal awarded-Authorities request the assistance of the Society to ventilate Newgate—Sanitary Measures taken by Sir John Pringle-Canton's Method of making Artificial MagnetsHe receives the Copley Medal-Dr. Gowan Knight's Method-Controversy between Canton' and Michell-Letter from Dr. Priestley-Change of Style Tables prepared by Mr. Daval, Secretary to the Society-Assistance afforded by Father Walmsley-Alterations proposed by Lord Macclesfield in the mode of publishing the Transactions-Committee of Papers appointed-Advertisement in the Volume for 1753-Cost of Printing the Transactions-Translation of the Transactions published in Italy Resignation of Martin Folkes-Earl of Macclesfield chosen President Mr. Folkes leaves the Society in a prosperous condition-Large number of Visitors to the Meetings-Stukeley's notice of the Meetings— His description of a Geological Soirée-Conceives Corals to be Vegetables Page 479