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"gauge the real value of this. It musr be left to the judgment 

 "of posterity. 



" On these grounds the Literary and Philosophical Society 

 "has awarded a Dalton Medal to Professor Reynolds — a 

 "singularly fitting award, since the life-work of Dalton overlapped 

 "that of Joule, and the lamp passed from the hands of Joule to 

 " those of Professor Reynolds." 



The presentations were briefly acknowledged by Professor 

 Clarke and Professor Reynolds. 



Professor Clarke then delivered the Wilde Lecture on 

 " The Atomic Theory." 



The Lecture is printed in full in the Mernoirs. 



Sir Henry Roscoe, in proposing a vote of thanks to Professor 

 Clarke, reminded the meeting that this year was the diamond 

 jubilee of a discovery by another great Manchester chemist, Joule 

 — namely, the discovery of the mechanical equivalent of heat. 



Professor H. B. Dixon seconded the resolution, which was 

 unanimously agreed to. 



Professor F. W. Clarke, Professor Osborne Reynolds and the 

 guests of the Society were afterwards entertained at dinner by the 

 members. 



