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that this so-called ' blind focus ' is, in reality, the seat of the Almighty. Thus, the 

 sun from the physical, and He from the spiritual focus, govern the universe." 

 J. M. : " Ahem ! it may be so ; but I think, sir, it might be unwise to publish this 

 when we consider how very small is the whole solar system in comparison with the 

 starry heavens, and He made the stars also." E. D. : " Well, I will consider the 

 matter further. Good-night to you." 



Notes and News 



The King has been pleased to approve of the following awards this year by the 

 President and Council of the Royal Society : 



A Royal Medal to Prof. J. B. Farmer, F.R.S., for his notable work on plant 

 and animal cytology. 



A Royal Medal to Mr. J. H. Jeans, F.R.S., for his researches in applied 

 mathematics. 



The following awards have also been made by the President and Council : 



The Copley Medal to Prof. W. M. Bayliss, F.R.S., for his contributions to 

 general physiology and to bio-physics. 



The Davy Medal to Prof. P. F. Frankland, F.R.S., for his distinguished work 

 in chemistry, especially that on optical activity and on fermentation. 



The Sylvester Medal to Major P. A. MacMahon for his researches in pure 

 mathematics, especially in connection with the partition of numbers and analysis. 



The Hughes Medal to Dr. C. Chree, F.R.S., for his researches on terrestrial 

 magnetism. 



Sir J. J. Thomson has been recommended by the Council for election as 

 President during the year 1920, Sir David Prain as Treasurer, and Mr. W. B. 

 Hardy and Mr. J. H. Jeans as Secretaries. 



The Prince of Wales has consented to become a Fellow of the Royal Society 

 and an honorary member of the Iron and Steel Institute. 



Prof. Theodore W. Richards, of Harvard University, has been elected Presi- 

 dent of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. 



Prof. A. Fowler, F.R.S., has been awarded a gold medal by the National 

 Academy of Sciences, Washington, in recognition of his contributions to astro- 

 nomical science. 



Dr. S. Russ has been elected President of the Rontgen Society for the session 

 1919-20. 



Sir Henry Miers, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Manchester, has been 

 appointed to be a member of the Advisory Council to the Committee of the Privy 

 Council for Scientific and Industrial Research. 



Prof. J. E. Petavel, F.R.S., has been appointed Director of the National 

 Physical Laboratory in succession to Sir R. T. Glazebrook, who retired on 

 September 18 last. 



Dr. Pickard, F.R.S., Principal of the Blackburn Technical School, has been 

 appointed Principal of the Battersea Polytechnic. 



Dr. Edward Hindle, Assistant to the Quick Professor of Biology, Cambridge, 

 has been elected to the Chair of Biology in the School of Medicine, Cairo, Egypt. 

 Prof. E. L. Nichols retired from his post as Head of the Physics Department 

 at Cornell University last June. He is succeeded by Prof. E. Merritt. 



We have noted with regret the announcement of the death of the following 

 well-known workers in science during the last quarter : Dr. John Aitken, F.R.S. ; 

 Mr. S. D. Chalmers, of the Northampton Institute ; Dr. A. G. Vernon Harcourt, 



