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several foreign universities. There 

 was also a dinner, at which Mr. Hal- 

 dane, secretary for war, proposed the 

 toast of the evening and addresses were 

 made by Professor Emil Fischer, Sir 

 Henry Roscoe and others. Sir William 

 and Lady Perkin held receptions at 

 their home near Harrow and at Lon- 

 don. American chemists decided to 

 hold a special celebration of the jubilee, 

 and Sir William and Lady Perkin ac- 

 cepted an invitation to be present at 

 a banquet to be given in New York 

 City, on October 6. Professor Chand- 

 ler, of Columbia University, presided, 

 and addresses were made by Dr. Hugo 

 Schweitzer, President Ira Remsen, Dr. 

 H. W. Wiley, Professor Walther 

 Nernst and others. Sir William Per- 

 kin was presented with the first im- 

 pression of a Perkin medal, which will 

 hereafter be awarded annually for work 

 in applied chemistry; with a silver tea 

 service, and with honorary member- 

 ship in the American Chemical So- 

 ciety. There will also be founded in 

 honor of Sir William Perkin a circula- 

 ting library for American chemists. 



TEE ROYAL SOCIETY. 

 Sir William Huggins, eminent for 

 his contributions to spectroscopic as- 

 tronomy and president of the Royal 

 Societv from 1900 to 1905, has col- 



Reflecting Telescope made by Newton 

 with hi9 own hands in 1671, standing on the 

 bound MSS. of the Principia. 



Death Mask of Newton. 



lected into a volume, published by 

 Messrs. Methuen and Company, selec- 

 tions from four of the addresses given 

 at anniversary meetings of the society. 

 The addresses are prefaced by a sketch 

 of the early history of the society, and 

 are followed by a discussion of the 

 place of science in education. The 

 volume contains excellent copies of 

 paintings of fellows of the Royal So- 

 ciety which hang in its halls, and other 

 illustrations, several of which are here 

 reproduced. 



The address of 1902 is concerned with 

 the importance of science to the in- 

 dustries of Great Britain, which, it is 

 argued, can only be maintained by ma- 

 king science an essential part of all 

 education. Germany and the United 

 States are quoted as examples that 

 should be followed in their encourage- 

 ment of research work as a condition 

 of academic degrees. The solution 

 offered appears to be rather optimistic, 

 for Sir William wishes to retain the 



