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Royal Microscopical Society, Oct. 6.—Mr. H. C. Sorby, F.R.S., president, in the chair.—A large number of presents to the Society were announced, and special attention was directed by the Secretary to a turn-table by Mr. Cox, of the U.S. America.—A new microscope was exhibited by Messrs. Beck and Beck, and a new form of hand magnifier by Mr. Browning.—Mr. Slack made some observations upon certain Lepidoptera armed with boring probosces, by which they were said to pierce oranges and other fruit. A comparison between drawings of an Australian species appeared to show that it was identical with one originally described by Mr. M'Intire at the meeting in April 1874.—Mr. Beck exhibited a specim of blood discs of the Anipkiuma means, which are supposed to be the largest in existence.—A paper by Dr. R. Piggott, on the identical characters of spherical and chromatic aberration, was read by the Secretary.—Dr. C. T. Hudson gave a highly interesting description of a new Melicertian, for which he proposed the name of M. tyro%
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Societies and Academies . Nature 12, 528 (1875). https://doi.org/10.1038/012528b0
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