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INDEX TO NOTES AND RECORDS, V olume 33, 1978-9

Adamson, I. The Royal Society and Gresham College 1660-1711, 1 Bibliography of recent books and articles dealing with the history of the Royal Society, 123, 281 British Museum, The Royal Society and the foundation of, 1753-1781 (A. E. Gunther), 207 Chemical lectures at Oxford (1822-1854) of Charles Daubeny, M.D., F.R.S. (D. R. Oldroyd), 217 Cotter, C. H. The Mariner’s Sextant and the Royal Society, 23 Darwin’s Negro bird-stuffer (R. B. Freeman), 83 Daubeny, Charles, M.D., F.R.S. The chemical lectures at Oxford (1822-1854) of(D. R. Oldroyd), 217 Faraday, M. John Herschel on Faraday and on science (S. Ross), 77 Freeman, R. B. Darwin’s Negro bird-stuffer, 83 Fryer, G. John Fryer, F.R.S., and his scientific observations, made chiefly in India and Persia between 1672 and 1682, 175 Fryer, John, F.R.S., and his scientific observations, made chiefly in India and Persia between 1672 and 1682 (G. Fryer), 175 Gresham College and The Royal Society 1660-1711 (I. Adamson), 1 Gunther, A. E. The Royal Society and the foundation of the British Museum, 1753-1781, 207 Herschel, J. John Herschel on Faraday and on science (S. Ross), 77 Herschel, W. Herschel’s work on the structure of the Universe (Sir Bernard Lovell), 57 Herschel, W. Through music to the stars. William Herschel, 1738-1822 (R. V. Jones), 37 Italian visitors to the early Royal Society (W. E. K. Middleton), 157 Jones, Humphrey Owen, F.R.S. (1878-1912), chemist and mountaineer (J. Shorter), 261 Jones, R. V. Through music to the stars. William Herschel, 1738-1822, 37 Lovell, Sir Bernard. Herschel’s work on the structure of the Universe, 57 McGucken, W. The Royal Society and the Genesis of the Scientific Advisory Committee to Britain’s War Cabinet, 1939-40, 87 Mariner’s Sextant and the Royal Society (C. H. Cotter), 23 288 Middleton, W. E. K. Some Italian visitors to the early Royal Society, 157 Mills, A. A., and Turvey, P. J. Newton’s telescope. An examination of the reflecting telescope attributed to Sir Isaac Newton in the possession of the Royal Society, 133 Newton, Sir Isaac. Newton’s telescope. An examination of the reflecting telescope attributed to Sir Isaac Newton in the possession of the Royal Society (A. A. Mills and P. J. Turvey), 133 Notes, The Society’s, 117, 279 Oldroyd, D. R. The Chemical lectures at Oxford (1822-1854) of Charles Daubeny, F.R.S. Ross, S. John Herschel on Faraday and on science, 77 Royal Society and Gresham College 1660-1711 (I. Adamson), 1 Royal Society and the foundation of the British Museum, 1753-1781 (A. E. Gunther), 207 Royal Society and the Genesis of the Scientific Advisory Committee to Britain’s War Cabinet, 1939-40 (W. McGucken), 87 Royal Society and the Mariner’s Sextant (C. H. Cotter), 23 Scientific Advisory Committee to Britain’s War Cabinet, 1939-40, The Royal Society and the Genesis of (W. McGucken), 87 Shorter, J. Humphrey Owen Jones, F.R.S. (1878-1912), chemist and moun­ taineer, 261 Some Italian visitors to the early Royal Society (W. E. K. Middleton), 157 Through music to the stars. William Herschel, 1738-1822 (R. V. Jones), 37 Turvey, P. J., and Mills, A. A. Newton’s telescope. An examination of the reflecting telescope attributed to Sir Isaac Newton in the possession of the Royal Society, 133 Universe, Herschel’s work on the structure of the (Sir Bernard Lovell), 57 Notes and Records

OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF LONDON

Volume 33 1978-9

Edited by PROFESSOR R. V. JONES, F.R.S. and SIR WILLIAM PATON, F.R.S.

LONDON THE ROYAL SOCIETY 1978-9 Published by The Royal Society, 6 Carlton House Terrace, London, SWiY 5AG

Issued March 1979

Printed in England by Staples Printers Rochester Limited at The Stanhope Press. CONTENTS

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The Royal Society and Gresham College 1660-1711 ...... 1 By Ian Adamson The Mariner’s Sextant and the Royal Society [Plate 1) . . . . . 2 3 By Charles H. Cotter Through music to the stars. William Herschel, 1738-1822 ( 2-7) . . . 37 By R. V. J ones, F.R.S. Herschel’s work on the structure of the Universe ...... 57 By Sir Bernard Lovell, F.R.S. John Herschel on Faraday and on science (Plate ...... 77 By Sydney Ross Darwin’s Negro bird-stuffer ...... -8 3 By R. B. Freeman The Royal Society and the Genesis of the Scientific Advisory Committee to Britain’s W ar Cabinet, 1939-40 ...... 87 By W illiam M cGucken The Society’s Notes (Plates 9-10) ...... 117 Bibliography of recent books and articles dealing with the history of the Royal Society 123 CONTENTS

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No. 2,March 1979

PAGE Newton’s telescope. An examination of the reflecting telescope attributed to Sir Isaac Newton in the possession of the Royal Society ( 11-18) . . 133 By A. A. M ills and P. J. T urvey Some Italian visitors to the early Royal Society ...... 157 By W. E. Knowles M iddleton John Fryer, F.R.S. and his scientific observations, made chiefly in India and Persia between 1672 and 1682 ( Plates 19-22) ...... 175 By Geoffrey Fryer, F.R.S. The Royal Society and the foundation of the British Museum, 1753-1781 . . 207 By A. E. Gunther The chemical lectures at Oxford (1822-1854) of Charles Daubeny, M.D., F.R.S. . 217 By D. R. O ldroyd and D. W . H utchings Humphrey Owen Jones, F.R.S. (1878-1912), chemist and mountaineer ( 23-26) 261 By John Shorter The Society’s Notes ...... 279

Bibliography of recent books and articles dealing with the history of the Royal Society 281 Index to Volume 33 ...... 287 LIST OF PLATES

PLATE 11. The instrument currently preserved and exhibited as ‘Newton’s Telescope’ .... Facing page 12. Newton’s own drawing of a telescope. We suggest it is his first reflector ..... 13. The drawing accompanying Oldenburg’s formal de­ scription of 1672 ..... 14. (a) The telescope tube and optical components (b) The mounted speculum and its cell 15. (a) Rear faces of the two specula (b) The front (working) faces of the two specula 16. (a) The miniature Foucault tester, compared with the edge of a iop piece (b) Focogram of the ‘spare’ speculum . 17. (a) The elliptical flat and its mounting (b) The elliptical flat positioned within the telescope tube. The brass eyepiece has been fitted 18. Thread profiles and data . . . „ „ 141 19. John Fryer, F.R.S. (d. 1733) . . . . „ „ 176 20. The title page of Fryer’s Travels . . „ „ 177 21. The illustrations of the Coconut Palm put together by Fryer from plates in the Hortus Indicus Malabaricus and annotated . . . . . „ „ 182 22. Some of the Indian plants described by Fryer and illus­ trated in his book . . . . . „ ,, 183 23. Humphrey Owen Jones, F.R.S. (1878-1912) . „ „ 262 24. Muriel Gwendolen Jones (1886-1912) . . „ „ 263 25. H. O. Jones with Geoffrey Winthrop Young and Young’s guide Josef Knubel, Chamonix, 1911 . „ „ 272 26. H. O. Jones with Oscar Eckenstein and the guide Laurent Croux ...... 273 Printed in England by Staples Printers Rochester Limited at The Stanhope Press