478 The Faraday Centenary, [June 17, 



[Telegram.] 



The Imperial University of St. Petersburg heartily congratulates 

 the Royal Institution of Great Britain on the memorable centenary 

 of the birthday of its illustrious member and president, the great 

 natural philosopher, Michael Faraday. 



Hector of University, Nikitin. 



[Telegram.] 



Eemembering the great discoveries of Michael Faraday, the Im- 

 perial Medical Academy of St. Petersburg begs to congratulate the 

 Eoyal Institution of Great Britain at the celebration of the hundredth 

 birthday of the eminent natural philosopher. 



President Pashutin. 



[Telegram.] 



The Imperial Technical Society of Russia begs the Royal 

 Institution to receive on this memorable anniversary the most cordial 

 congratulations, and the expression of a sincere admiration and a 

 profoimd gratefulness to the genius of Faraday the creator of 

 electrical engineering. 



President, Guercevanov. 



Secretary, Sieznivsky. 



[Printed.] 



The most distinguished member of the Eoyal Institution of 

 Great Britain, Michael Faraday, by his continued labours enriched 

 the science of electricity with new ideas, the development of which 

 has justly given our century the right to call itself the age of 

 electricity. 



The Russian Physico-Chemical Society at the Imperial University 

 of St. Petersburg, begs to congratulate the Eoyal Institution of 

 Great Britain on the hundredth anniversary of the birthday of 

 Michael Faraday, the celebrated natural philosopher. 



President, Prof. Th. Petruohefsky. 

 Secretary, N. Khamontoff. 



The following honorary members were introduced to H.R.H. The 

 Prince of Wales, and received their diplomas at his hands : — 



Professor A. Cornu (of Paris). 

 „ E. Mascart (of Paris). 

 „ Pietro Tacchini (of Rome). 

 „ J. D. Van der Waals (of Amsterdam). 



