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Abstract

A monthly meeting of the Society, the first of the present session, was
held at the Museum, on Monday, April 17. Mr. Justin McC. Browne in
the chair.
Mr. W. F. Ward, Government Analyst, who had previously been
nominated by the Council, was balloted for, and declared unanimously
elected as a Fellow of the Society. At 8 o'clock the members adjourned to the upper rooms of the Museum,
when an exhibition of the telephone took place, at which a number of
ladies were present by invitation. Mr. R. Henry, the superintendent
of telegraphs, conducted the proceedings, and commenced by giving a
lucid and interesting description of the construction and uses of the
instrument. Communication was made with Pearson's Point, Mount
Nelson, and Battery Point ; the extreme distance traversed being
about 20 miles. The experiments were very successful, and afforded
much gratification to those who witnessed them. Twelve telephones
were employed on the occasion, by which means the various messages
and replies were made audible to a number of persons simultaneously.

Item Type:	Article
Authors/Creators:	Royal Society of Tasmania
Keywords:	Royal Society of Tasmania, Van Diemens Land, VDL, Hobart Town, natural sciences, proceedings, records
Journal or Publication Title:	Papers & Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania
Collections:	Royal Society Collection > Papers & Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania
Additional Information:	In 1843 the Horticultural and Botanical Society of Van Diemen's Land was founded and became the Royal Society of Van Diemen's Land for Horticulture, Botany, and the Advancement of Science in 1844. In 1855 its name changed to Royal Society of Tasmania for Horticulture, Botany, and the Advancement of Science. In 1911 the name was shortened to Royal Society of Tasmania.
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