Proceedings of the Royal Society for the month of August, 1888.

• Main Author: Royal Society of Tasmania
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 1888
• Subjects: Royal Society of Tasmania; Van Diemens Land; VDL; Hobart Town; natural sciences; proceedings; records; Antarctic; Morton; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://eprints.utas.edu.au/15703/; https://eprints.utas.edu.au/15703/1/proc-aug-1888.pdf

The monthly meeting of the Royal Society was held at the Tasmanian Museum on August 13th. The president (His Excellency, Sir Robert G. C. Hamilton, K.C.B.), occupied the chair. Mr. Alex. Morton read a letter from Mr. G. Thureau, F.G.S., calling the attention of the society to the following announcem...