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relativist knew. All the mathematics proved was that it was 

 possible to interchange time and a dimension of space in certain 

 equations, a fact interesting mathematically but unimportant 

 philosophically. The experiments were capable of a variety of 

 explanations. 



Mr. Worsley said that Einstein's argument concerning the 

 change of time with velocity was a paradox easily solved, if not 

 a mathematical error. 



Dr. A. Wolf said that the relativists were continually confus- 

 ing the metaphysical question of absolute space and time with 

 the purely physical one of the possibility of an absolute measure- 

 ment of space and time. 



Mr. Benecke thought that the displacement of spectroscopic 

 lines with the velocity of the source was a fact that the re- 

 lativists would have some difficulty in explaining on their 

 hypothesis. 



Dr. Dawes Hicks agreed with Dr. Wolf on the confusion 

 involved in the principle of relativity. He said that actual time 

 measurement involved great experimental difficulties. 



After some further discussion, Dr. Carr replied. 



Action of the British Science Guild 



We are very glad to see that at the July Meeting of the 

 Executive Committee of the British Science Guild, Sir Norman 

 Lockyer in the Chair, a special committee was appointed " to 

 consider and report upon various matters arising in connection 

 with Science and the State and the encouragement of discovery 

 referred to in an address delivered by Sir Ronald Ross at the 

 Annual Meeting of the Guild at the Mansion House on May 22 

 last." The Committee consists of the Right Honourable Sir 

 William Mather (President ol the Guild), Sir Norman Lockyer 

 (Chairman), Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Charles Bedford, Honourable 

 Sir John Cockburn, Professor Meldola, Major O'Meara, Sir 

 Boverton Redwood, Major Sir Ronald Ross, and Professor 

 Sylvanus P. Thompson. 



This Committee has before it a very great field of work 

 which has not been taken up by any other body in the way 

 which, in our opinion, has been demanded by the needs of 

 science ; and we wish it every success. Those who desire to 

 support possible movements for the betterment of science would 



