Description | Printed papers of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, belonging to George Greenough. He was a member of the Association, a member of the Council 1832-1837, and a Deputy-Chairman of the Geology and Geography Committee.
This file contains:
- National and regional lists of members enrolled in the Association. The 1938 national list includes lists of officers, rules of the Association, and information about the contents of published reports. - Lists of members of certain committees. - An invitation letter and a programme for the seventh meeting of the Association in September 1837, in Liverpool (with annotations by Greenough). - Minutes from a meeting held at the Royal Institution, Liverpool, 14 September 1837, to propose a tax exemption for scientific or literary socieities. - A sheet entitled 'A Bill to exempt from Taxes and Rates Land and Buildings occupied by Scientific or Literary Associations' (1838). |