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Expedition papers of James Andrew Grant relating to the Royal Society expedition to the Solomon Islands in 1965 and to subsequent work in Australia. Includes a large number of photographic slides.

Letters and papers about the affairs of the Greenwich Observatory in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

'A treatise of the Spirit of man of its Facultys and Functions and of its union to the body according to the principles of Renes Descartes by Louis De La Forge'. A translation of a French original, published in Paris 1666. A note at the end of this volume states that the writer (Samuel Griffith) of this manuscript finished his work on 1 January 1673/4, in Formosa.

Thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy ion the University of London, 1940, 'The glacial deposits west of the Taff, South Wales' by John Cedric Griffiths.

Correspondence of John Burdon Sanderson Haldane and E C Richardson in March-June 1934 relating to the Genetical Society's response to reports of anti-Jewish Nazi propaganda in The Times; with related newspaper cuttings (7 manuscript letters, copy typescript and 3 newpaper cuttings).

Manuscript of the work 'Philosophical Experiments, containing Usefull and necessary Instructions for such as undertake long Voyages at Sea', by Stephen Hales, printed by and at the expense of the Royal Society in 1739.

'A method in spectrometry' by Hamilton Hartridge with biographical and career details of Hartridge in the front of volume.

Catalogue of nebulae of Sir John Herschel: A bundle of working sheets with the title 'Sir J F W Herschel's Catalogue of Nebulae'.

Copy of the diary of Sir John Herschel 1834-1870.

General Catalogue of new Nebulae and Clusters of Stars by Sir William Herschel.

General Index of the 2500 Nebulae of Sir William Herschel drawn up by Sir John Herschel.

'The Right ascension and Polar distance brought to January 1800 of the 2500 Nebulae and Clusters of Stars', printed in the Philosophical Transactions by Sir William Herschel.

'Journal of Samuel Holmes of a Voyage to China and Tartary, 1792-1793, during his attendance, as one of the guard, on Lord Macartney's Embassy to China'. The original manuscript of the book published in 1795. Also a letter dated Reading 7 December 1799 from Holmes to Sir William Young.

Corporate records of the Home and Overseas Insurance Company Limited comprising annual reports and accounts, and amalgamation papers.

Shares records of the Home and Overseas Insurance Company Limited comprising share register, closed share transaction accounts, correspondence relating to share transacttion and dividends, and indemnity declarations about share transactions and dividends.

Draft and copy minutes of Royal Society meetings taken by Robert Hooke, the first 120 pages consist of notes taken by Robert Hooke after going through the draft notes of his predecessor, Henry Oldenburg, as Secretary. Remaining pages are notes taken by Hooke as Secretary attending the Society meetings. Includes a folder of loose material which was removed from the folio without noting where they came from before it was acquired by the Society.

Corrected page proof of 'Interneurons; their origin, action, specificity, growth and plasticity' by George Adrian Horridge, published in London by Freeman.

Papers on mathematics and physics collected by the Reverend Samuel Horsley DD, FRS.

Drawings of the customs and manners of Tonkin [Hanoi], Vietnam, to accompany the written description of Samuel Baron (fl.1670s-1690s) of Fort St George, Madras. Engraved versions of these illustrations were later published as part of 'A collection of voyages and travels, some now first printed from original manuscripts', ed. Awsham and John Churchill (London, 1732). Manuscript amendments and inscriptions indicate some pre-publication correction, probably by the printer.

Illustrations of Pharaonic Egypt: plates (nos 25-36) and corresponding text sheets for a publication (volume 2) by American Polytechnic Co (Limited), Buffalo, NY (Publishers), depicting mummies, obelisks and a map of Thebes.

Papers relating to the International Association of Academies including Generalplan zur Grundung einer internationalen Association der Akademien, 1899; Statuten der internationalen Assoziation der Akademien, 9-10 October 1899; Letter from J Larmor, Secretary of the Royal Society, to the President of the Council of the International Association of Academies, Imperial Academy of Sciences, Vienna 21 December 1905; Letter from Chevalier Edm. Marchal, Secretaire perpetuel de l'Academie Royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, 16 May 1905; Letter from Robert Harrison, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society to The President, Kaiserliche Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna, 14 February 1906; Letter from J Gollancz, Secretary of the British Academy to Professor Victor von Lang, 26 February 1906; Letter from Robert Harrison to Professor Arthur Schuster FRS, 16 March 1906; Minutes of first sitting of General Assembly of the International Association of Academies, 29 May 1906; Minutes of the Committee meeting held on, 1 June 1906.

Agreements for printing and publishing the international catalogue of scientific literature between the Royal Society and Messrs Harrison and Sons, 1901-1911.

A dictionary (Italian/English) of Italian proverbs rendered into English, by Benjamin Polsted. A-I only.

Correspondence, papers, notebooks and specimens (copper and photographic) compiled by Sir Henry James.

The majority of this correspondence is based around the following themes: James's work for the Ordnance Survey (particularly the book of maps and photographs produced by the OS of Jerusalem), James's investigation of the corrosion by sea water of the copper bottoms of ships, letters discusing George Biddell Airy's proposed system of projection and personal letters of invitation to James.

The majority of the photographs relate to 'The Wreck of the RHONE', and in particular, of a survivor of the shipwreck, a cabin boy called John Bailey. (The RHONE was a steam packet ship, built in London in 1865. It sank off the coast of the Virgin Islands in October 1867, after being struck by strong winds. Of the 197 people on board only 24 survived. The wreck of the RHONE is now regarded as one of the world's most famous wreck dives).

The sketchbook consists mostly of sketches of trilobites drawn whilst James was in Ireland and the notebook contains notes on military topics.

Original plates by George Lindsay Johnson from the paper 'Opthalmoscopic Studies on the eyes of mammals', published in 'Philosophical Transactions' B Volume 254, 1968.

Original Drawings of the Mammalian Eye by George Lindsay Johnson created for paper in 'Philosophical Transactions' B Volume 194, 1 and Volume 254, 207.

Kew Observatory Sunspot measurements from 24 January 1864 to 9 April 1872.

Letters and papers of Alexander Gordon Laing chiefly relating to his last and fatal expedition to Timbuktoo.

The Croonean Lectures on Muscular Motion by Browne Langrish MD, read before the Royal Society in 1747, being a Supplement to the 'Philosophical Transactions' for that year.

Records of Launderers Mutual Insurance Company Limited comprising specimen proposal forms and policies, and policies issued.

Correspondence, papers and notebooks including the dissertation 'The excitatory and inhibatory states in reflex action' by Edward George Tandy Liddell.

Congratulatory addresses on the occasion of the Royal Society Lister Centenary in 1927.

Lists of Visitors introduced at Meetings of the Royal Society in 9 volumes as follows: Volume 1 1783-1788; Volume 2 1812-1820; Volume 3 1822-1832; Volume 4 1847-1855; Volume 5 1856-1866; Volume 6 1867-1877; Volume 7 1878-1888; Volume 8 1889-1898; Volume 9 1899-1906.

Business records of Liverpool Reversionary Company Limited including valuations of life interests and reversions; correspondence relating to assignments and live interests, and debenture bonds held by life interests.

Corporate records of Liverpool Reversionary Company Limited including board of directors' draft and signed minutes, audited accounts, register of directors and secretaries, and file relating to corporate exemption under Moneylenders Act.

Shares records of Liverpool Reversionary Company Limited including share ledgers and registers of members and share certificates.

Business records of the London Mutual Life and Guarantee Society comprising policy for Mark Lemon; unused proposal, policy and related forms, and list of medical referees.

Corporate records of the London Mutual Life and Guarantee Society comprising copy of chairman's statement at special board meeting and announcement to policyholders of agreement with Eagle.

Observations at Greenwich Observatory by the Reverend Nevil Maskelyne, DD, FRS, covering; transits 1765-1810; zeniths 1765-1810 and observations of comets 1769-1790.

An account of the Mato Grosso based on the Royal Society and Royal Geographical Society expedition to central Brazil in 1967-1969 by Anthony Smith. Typescript marked 'First draft'.

Two tracts on acids by John McNab comprising:

1. Experiments on Mineral Acids and Rectified Spirits of Wine, for finding the greatest degree of cold.

2. Experiments on the Congelation of Vitriolic and Nitrous Acids in Hudson's Bay.

Papers relating to the Meteorological Council's relations with the Royal Society, containing extracts, copy and original letters with manuscript notes, and printed material from the Meteorological Council, including some minutes, 1872-1900; with a summary of relations between the two bodies arranged chronologically, 1854-1901.

Four letters from Edward Wortley Montagu to Sir William Watson, 1773-1779.

Two manuscripts by Louis Joel Mordell: 1. 'On the geometry of numbers in some non-convex regions' 60 pages, some manuscript corrections and 2. ' Hardy's mathematician, apology' review article 10 pages, photocopy.

Papers of Thomas Muir comprising notebooks: a series of six loosely-bound collections of notes and drafts; 'Articles for Pogendorff VI', notes and first draft completed 1933; 'Oblong Arrays' material for paper 304 1-30, 31-60, 61-93 and 'Dunkel Notes', material for paper 305 1-30, 31-51.

Biographical Memoirs notes and papers accumulated by Guido Pontecorvo relating to Hermann Joseph Muller gathered by Pontecorvo in the process of writing Muller's obituary for Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society.

Horizontal pendulum records from the British National Antarctic Expedition 1901-1904.

Photographs of the British National Antarctic Expedition in six volumes.

Business records of the National Mercantile Life Assurance Society including policies and related papers.

Corporate records of the National Mercantile Life Assurance Society including deed of settlement, power of attorney, memorials by company secretary as to directors and new trustee, and act of parliament.