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Yorkshire Museum - WW elected Honorary Member of the Yorkshire Philosophical Society.

BAAS, York - BAAS require a copy or abstract of the communications WW presented at the Bristol meeting. Printed letter completed in manuscript.

Thirteen letters, five written by Adam Sedgwick (one of them a copy), the rest sent to him, by David Milne Home, John Phillips, Joseph Edleston, and C. H. Terrot.

BAAS, York - WW appointed one of a committee to help promote 'inquries concerning Isomorphism and the connexion between crystalline form & chemical constitution'. Printed letter completed in manuscript.

BAAS, York - WW to describe tide observations made at the Port of Bristol on behalf of the BAAS. Printed letter completed in manuscript.

Ordnance Press Office, Tower - During his survey of Cornwall, Devon and Somerset HTB obtained many organic remains, and the loan of many local collections of fossils. He applied and received a grant from the Treasury to enable Prof. [John] Phillips to describe and figure the organic remains. To make matters official could WW provide a testimonial indicating the importance to science of such a project, and a reference regarding Phillips's abilities [he has also applied to Adam Sedgwick and William Buckland].

Item 140 written on an attached sheet to "Results of Observations on the Oscillation of the Barometer, at several hours, between 4 A.M. and 10 P.M. at York".

BAAS - WW appointed by BAAS to be one of a committee for 'drawing up instructions for observers in Physical Science'. Printed letter completed in manuscript.