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of others of similar character, there are many features which are 

 unique. The early development of the eggs and their migration 

 into the gonophores has long been known ; but in manner of growth 

 and the physiological phenomena associated therewith, some rather 

 unusual changes take place, which have not been generally recog- 

 nized. In the phenomena of egg cleavage there seem to be pecu- 

 liarities known only of special cases among other groups of inver- 

 tebrates, which are probably due to very similar conditions in the 

 history of the eggs. Doctor Hargitt has likewise found among this 

 group of coelenterates rather distinctive peculiarities, not hitherto 

 recorded, as to the later cleavage phase and the formation of the 

 germ layers of the embryo, which have an important bearing on 

 problems of phylogenetic and speculative character. 



The Nobel Prizes 



The following data relative to the Nobel Peace Prize, to be 

 awarded December lo, 1904, have been officially comnumicated to 

 the Institution. 



This prize may be accorded to institutions, associations, or indi- 

 viduals: The names of candidates for the 1904 prize must be pro- 

 posed to the Nobel Committee of the Norw^egian Parliament, before 

 February first of that year, by one of the following named persons, 

 who are held to be duly qualified for such action : 



Members of the Nobel Committee ; members of parliament and 

 government officials of different countries ; members of the inter- 

 parliamentary council ; of the commission of the International Peace 

 Bureau, and of the Institute of International Law ; university pro- 

 fessors of political science, of law, history, or philosophy, and per- 

 sons who have received the Nobel Peace Prize. 



A statement of the grounds on which the proposal of a candidate 

 is based should be submitted, with any related documents referred 

 to. Only the printed works of a candidate are accepted as cre- 

 dentials for a prize. Further particulars as to the award may be 

 obtained by application to the Nobel Committee of the Norwegian 

 Parliament, Victoria Terrasse 4, Kristiania. 



The Institution has also been officially informed that the Nobel 

 prize in physics for 190 1 was awarded to Prof. W. C. Rontgen of 

 the University of Munich, for the discovery of the rays which bear 

 his name. The prize in physics for 1902 was equally divided be- 

 tween Prof. H. A. Lorentz of the University of Leyden and Prof. 

 P. Zeeman of the University of Amsterdam, for their researches 

 on the influence of magnetism on the phenomena of radiation. 



