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Minutes of the Dublin Philosophical Society, sent by St George Ashe, dated at Trinity College Dublin

Reference number: EL/A/28

Date: 30 May 1685

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Minutes of meetings of the Philosophical Society of Dublin held between 4 to 25 May 1685
Matters discussed:
- presentation of a stone found in the middle of a limestone from West Meath
- a dissection of Siamese twins, an account of a 'monster' chicken and a description of a patient with a strong pulse by Dr Mullen
- barometric readings
- Mr Molyneux's description of a weather clock
- Dr Willoughby's account of hermaphrodites
- a method of discovering the distances of the moon and sun from the earth by Mr Aland
Ashe adds a note saying he presumed that Molyneux had already passed on this information to the Royal Society. Addressee is unidentified
Read to the Royal Society on 24 June 1685

Reference number
EL/A/28
Earliest possible date
30 May 1685
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Minutes of the Dublin Philosophical Society, sent by St George Ashe, dated at Trinity College Dublin, 30 May 1685, EL/A/28, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_a_28/minutes-of-the-dublin-philosophical-society-sent-by-st-george-ashe-dated-at-trinity-college-dublin, accessed on 19 June 2025

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