1899.] Centenary Commemoration, 1799-1899. 209 



The following addresses and congratulations were received, to- 

 gether with letters of congratulation from many eminent scientific 

 men: — 



Translation. 



The German Chemical Society begs to send its warmest and 

 heartiest good wisbes to the Royal Institution of Great Britain in 

 celebration of tbe hundredth year of its existence. 



We look back with admiration on the glorious history of this 

 creation, which far-seeing men called into existence at a time when 

 no similar Institution existed in any other country. True to its 

 original design, the learned Members of the Institution, down to 

 tbe present day, performed their task of advancing Science and 

 stimulating the interest of educated people in it, thus promoting the 

 well-being of the nation. May the lofty position which the Royal 

 Institution of Great Britain has won for itself during the hundred 

 years of its existence be fully maintained in future generations, for 

 the good of Physical Science and the honour of the English nation. 



H. Landolt, President. 



Feed. Tiemann) . . 

 A t> t secretaries. 



Adolf Pinner ) 



Royal Institution, London. 



The German Physical Society sends its hearty congratulations 

 to the Royal Institution on the celebration of its Centenary, and in 

 so doing recalls to mind the great forerunners Davy and Faraday, as 

 well as their successor, Lord Rayleigh. 



Warburg. 



Translation. 



To the President and Committee of the 



Royal Institution of Great Britain, London. 



Moved by feelings of pride and of gratification the Association for 

 the Promotion of the Interests of the Chemical Industry in Germany 

 desires to associate itself with those who, from near and far, are 

 sending their congratulations to the Royal Institution of Great Britain 

 upon this, its Jubilee day. 



Just as England was the first among tbe civilised countries of 

 Europe to exploit the growing achievements of scientific investiga- 

 tion for the furtherance of the national prosperity, so also was the 

 Royal Institution of Great Britain the first corporation to impart 

 practical significance to the beautiful thought that Science is the 

 common possession of the educated world. 



It is true that other corporations have since followed in the path 

 thus trodden for the first time, but none has been able to realise the 

 Vol. XVI. (No. 93.) P 



