An authentic narrative of the dissensions and debates in the Royal Society. [Regarding Dr. Charles Hutton's dismissal from the office of Foreign Secretary] Containing the speeches at large of Dr. Horsley, Dr. Maskelyne, Mr. Maseres, Mr. Poore, Mr. Glenie, Mr. Watson and Mr. Maty / [Anon].

  • Horsley, Samuel, 1733-1806.
Date:
1784
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Credit: An authentic narrative of the dissensions and debates in the Royal Society. [Regarding Dr. Charles Hutton's dismissal from the office of Foreign Secretary] Containing the speeches at large of Dr. Horsley, Dr. Maskelyne, Mr. Maseres, Mr. Poore, Mr. Glenie, Mr. Watson and Mr. Maty / [Anon]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    C4 ] “letters I ever received, and fent them * to be laid before Council too according * to article 3d of the agreement. And *¢ the reafon why no anfwers are entered *¢ in a book as required by that article, is ** as follows: In the firft place then, I ** never received any but three letters; I *¢ know of no more; andthefe were given **to me by the clerk, who faid he had ** them from the Secretary to deliver to me. Now the firft two of thefe three ** were given me at the fame time, being ¢¢ as it were but one letter, written at the ‘¢ fame time by the fame party: it was «¢ from the college of Cambridge in the <«* American States, conlifting of two parts ; ‘¢ the one part was only to return thanks ‘* to the Royal Society for a prefent of the <* Aftronomer Royal’s printed book of ob- *« fervations, and the other part was to an-~ <* nounce a paper of aftronomical obferva- ‘* tions fent at the fametime from the Col- ** lege to the Society. Now as the firft of ** thefe two parts could require little or no | 3 ates “* an{wer,