162 Sir Robert Ball on the Nebular Theory. [May 16, 



Nature as they were known to Darwin when he wrote his book, the 

 theory of natural selection would have had to be formed to explain 

 the facts which had been brought to light in the twenty-one years 

 which succeeded. We may, perhaps, make a similar claim on behalf 

 of the great Nebular Theory. If that theory had not been invented 

 to account for the phenomena which were known to Laplace, it would 

 have had to be invented for the purpose of explaining the additional 

 discoveries which have been made in the century which has since run 

 its course. 



[R. B.] 



WEEKLY EVENING MEETING, 

 Friday, May 23, 1902. 



Sir James Crichton-Browne, M.D. LL.D. F.R.S., Treasurer and 

 Vice-President, in the Chair. 



The Rev. Canon Ainger, M.A. LL.D. 



TJie Ethical Element in Shakespeare. 



[No Abstract.] 



