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evening the President said they were assembled under 
the shadow of a great grief which had come upon, not 
only the people of the British Empire, but upon 
thousands of men and women in other countries. He 
thought they must take that opportunity of paying a 
tribute of respect to the memory and the virtues of their 
beloved Queen. She had occupied a place in the world 
and in the hearts of her people unparalleled in history. 
She was indeed a Queen and a womanly woman, en- 
dowed with that touch of human nature which made the . 
whole world kin. 
The Report of the Council was read and adopted. 
The Rt. Hon. Sir Richard Temple, Bart., G.C.S.I., 
F.R.S., was elected President of the Society for 1902, 
and the Officers and Council were also elected. 
Professor Silvanus P. Thompson, D.Sc., F.R.S., gave 
an address entitled ‘‘Lodestone Lore.” He exhibited 
and explained the uses and properties of natural lode- 
stones, and described the processes by which the present 
mariners’ compasses were evolved from experiments 
made with lodestones. He also exhibited a number of 
old, rare and valuable books and manuscripts on the 
subject. An exhibition of microscopes and Natural 
History Specimens was on view after the Meeting. 
Friday, the 1st February, 1901. The Rt. Hon. 
Sir Richard Temple, Bart., F.R,S., President, in the 
Chair. Dr. William Garnett, M.A., D.C.L., read a 
paper entitled “A Glimpse at the Work of Lord 
Kelvin.” The lecturer mentioned the main incidents in 
the life of Lord Kelvin, whom he described as the fore- 
most man of science in the world. Reference was made 
to his early researches which led to the general accept- 
ance of the principles of conservation and dissipation of 
energy and the establishment of the history of thermo- 
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