Excerpt from Transactions of the Aberdeen Philosophical Society, Vol. 3: Including Resume of the Work of the Society From 1890 to 19002 The Aberdeen Philosophical Society (the third of the name) has now completed its sixty-first session. The Third Volume of Transactions issued herewith covers the period comprised by the last decade of the century - 1890 to 1900. It has not been thought necessary to reprint Mr. A. D. Milne's paper "on the History and Public Work of the Society," which served as an Introduction to Vols. I. and II, but in place thereof there will be found a very interesting paper written by Mr. James Valentine for "Macmillan's Magazine" of October, 1863, which is here reproduced with the kind consent of Messrs. Macmillan & Co. It contains a graphic and instructive account of the doings of the first Aberdeen Philosophical Society - a Society of very distinguished men, who left their mark on the philosophy of their own and succeeding generations. The volume further contains - 1. A List of the Titles of all the Papers read since November, 1889, with the names of the members who communicated them. 2. A Tabulated List of the Excursions made by the Society. 3. The Names and the Designations at the period of their election, of all the members - ordinary, honorary, or corresponding - elected since November, 1889. 4. A full Report of a Selection of Papers read since the commencement of the year 1890. 5. The Constitution and Rules of the Society. 6. The present Office-bearers and Members - Honorary and Ordinary - with the dates of their election. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."