XI. THE PRESENTATION OF A REPRODUCTION OF 



DIPLODOCUS CARNEGIKI TO THE TRUSTEES 



OF THE T5RITISH MUSEUM. 



In Januar)', 1905, a reproduction of the skeleton of Diplodociis 

 carnegiei, which had been made at the Carnegie Museum, under the 

 supervision of the late John B. Hatcher, Curator of Paleontology, and, 

 after his death, under the supervision of Dr. W. J. Holland, Director 

 of the Museum, was forwarded to the Director of the British Museum, 

 (Natural History). In April the Director of the Carnegie Museum, 

 accompanied by Mr. Arthur S. Coggeshall, the Chief Preparator in 

 the Section of Paleontology, arrived at South Kensington and immedi- 

 ately undertook the work of setting up the reproduction upon the 

 bases which had been prepared. Arrangements were made by the 

 Trustees of the British Museum for a formal presentation, to take place 

 on May 12. Invitations were extended to the leading men of science 

 throughout the United Kingdom to be present. At one o'clock 

 on May 12, a distinguished company assembled in the Gallery of 

 Reptiles. The persons present were : 



Mr. H. A. Allen, Major Austin Anderson, Mr. W. J. Anderson, 

 Dr. Charles W. Andrews, Miss A. E. Anzolato, Mr. G. J. Arrow, 

 Mr. E. E. Austen, Lord and Lady Avebury, Mr. E. G. Baker, Sir 

 Robert S. Ball, F.R.S., Mr. Frank Bather, Dr. F. A. Bather, Mr. 

 Max Beerbohm, Lord Belhaven and Stenton, Mr. F. J. Bell, H. M, 

 Bernard, Esq., James Bertram, Esq., Mr. S. Bewsher, Col. C. T. 

 Bingham, Sir Alex. R. Binnie, Miss C. Birley, Augustine Birrell, 

 Esq., K.C., Mr. V. H. and Mrs. Blackman, the Rev. J. F. Blake, 

 Mr. W. T. Blandford, F.R.S., Prof. T. G. Bonney, F.R.S., J. L. 

 Bonhote, Esq., Mr. G. A. Boulenger, F.R.S., G. S. Boulger, Esq., 

 T. W. Bridge, F.R.S., Mr. J. Britten, Mr. T. Brock, R.A., Mr. T. 

 Craig Brown, Col. D. Bruce, F.R.S., Dr. Ernest A. T. W. Budge, 

 the Pvev. R. Ashington Bullen, Dr. A. G. Butler, Dr. \V. T. Caiman, 

 Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Carnegie, J. R. Carter, Rt. Hon. Jos. Chamber- 

 lain, M.P., Mr. J. F. Cheetham, M.P., Sir William Church, Col. G. 

 Earl Church, John Cleave, Esq., I.S.O., E. A. Clodd, Esq., Mr. A. 

 S. Coggeshall, Sidney Colvin, Esq., Sir Martin Conway, T. A. Cook, 

 Esq., C. T. Cornish, Mr. G. C. Crick, Sir William Crookes, F.R.S., 



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