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December. the 11th. 1679

Mr Henshaw the Vice President tooke the chaire
Count                  was Introduced by mr
Euelyn to be present at this meeting together wth
     and mr.          . who had before the sitting
down been shewn the Repository, the Library and particular
ly the weather clock &c-

The minutes of December the 4th. were Read and approued
And vpon the mention of the vndertaking of mr. Euelyn he being
Present Gaue the society an account that he had spoken wth
my Lord Sunderland concerning the conueyance of the Letters of
this Society to & from Forreine Correspondents in his Lorps. Pacqu[ets]
to which his Lop: had very freely & ^/obleigingly/ giuen his consent.
The Society therevpon Desired that their humble thanks might be
Returnd by the hands of mr. Euelyn, for this fauour, and they also . . .
Gaue mr. Euelyn their thanks for his great care & Expedition in
this affair.

vpon the mentioning of mr. newtons Letter & Expt. therein pro
posed. mr. Hooke Read his Answer to him vpon that subiect where
in he Explaind what the Line Described by a falling body must
be supposed to be moued circularly by the Diurnall motion of
the earth and Perpendicularly by the power of Grauity, and
shewd that it would not be a spirall line as mr. Newton seemd
to suppose but an ^/excentricall/ ... Elliptoeid supposing noe resistance in the
medium, but supposing resistance it would be an excentrick Ellipti[c]
Spirall which after many reuolutions would Rest at last in the center. that
the fall of the heauy body would not be directly East as mr. newton had
Supposed but to the South east and more to the South then the East
It was Desired that wt. was tryable in this Experiment might be
Done wth. the first opportunity -

mr. Hooke Read an account wch he had procured from mr. Beaumont
concerning Seuerall obseruations made by himself in seuerall Sub
Diuers Subterraneous Cauernes in Summersetshire vizt. in ...
Ooky hole, 2ly. in a cauerne neer Chedder. 3ly. in the Hill called Lamb
aboue the Parish of Harptry among Mendip hills. the which Account
he desired to print at the next opportunity.

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