xvi Proceedings. [Febnuny nth, igo8. 



Ordinary Meeting, February nth, 1908. 



Professor H. B. Dixon, M.A., FRS., President, in the Chair. 



The thanks of the members were voted to the donors of the 

 books upon the table. 



Mr. C. L. Barnes, M.A., and Mr. H. B. Knowles, M.A., 

 were nominated Auditors of the Society'^ Accounts for tlie 

 Session 1907-08. 



Professor E. Rutherford, D.Sc, F.R.S., read a paper 

 written in conjunction with Dr. H. Geiger, entitled : — " A 

 Method of Counting the Number of a-Particles from 

 Radio-active Matter." 



The paper is printed in the MeiiioifS. 



Special Meeting, March 3rd, 190S. 



The President, Professor H. B. Dixon, M.A., F.P.S., in the 



Chair. 



The Wilde Lecture on " The Physical Aspect of the 

 Atomic Theory," was delivered by Professor Joseph Larimor, 

 D.Sc, Sec.R.S. 



Afterwards the President presented to Professor Lahmor 

 the Wilde Medal which had been awarded to him that session 

 by the Council. 



