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Diary of Societies. 



MONDAY, November S. 



HovAi. A.-^iHoNOMiCAi, SotMF.Tv, at 6.— Qeophyglcal Discussion: Tiirbu- 



Ifnce in Tidal HotiouH : Prof. J. Proudman, G. I. Taylor, and Dr. H. 



Jfffreys (Chairman, Dr. H. I.ianib). 

 KoYAt Institution or Qrrat Uritain, at 5.— General Monthly Meeting. 

 .Society or Enoinebrr, Ino. (at Geological Hociety), at 5.80. — W.-^Lee: 



Lubrication. 

 Institute or Transport (Annual General Meeting) (at Institution of 



Electrical Engineers), at 6.80.— T. Salltleld : A Transport Adventure 



in Persia. 

 Institution or Blbctrical Engineers (Informal Meeting), at 7. — Dr. A. 



Uussell and others : Discussions on Engineering Training. 

 Akistotklian Society (at University of London Club), at 8.— Prof. T. P. 



Nuiin : Scientittc Objects and Common - Sense Things (Presidential 



Addn>s8). 

 Society or Chemical Industry (London Section) (at Chemical Society), 



at 8.— Dr. O. W. Monier-Williams : The Use of Hydrogen Cyanide for 



the Fumigation Of Ships. 

 Royal Institute or British Architects (at 1 Wimpolo Street), at 



8.30.— Presidential Address. 

 Royal Gbooraphicai. Society (at JEolian Hall), at 8.30.— Col. J. C. B. 



Statham : From Mossamedes to the Victoria Falls. 



TUESDAY, November 6. 



Institute of Hygiene, at 8.30.— Dr. J. Fenton : Preservatives and 

 Adulterants in Foods. 



Royal College or Physicians of London, at 5.— Dr. 0. J. Singer : The 

 History of Anatomy (FitzPatrlck Lectures) (1). 



MiNERALOGicAi. SOCIETY (at Geological Society of London) (Anniversary), 

 •t 5.80.— Dr. L. J. Spencer : Euclase and Platinum from Diamond 

 Washings in British Guiana.— H. E. Buckley : The Anomalous Optical 

 Properties of Freshly Prepared Mixed Crystals of Seignette Salt- 

 Col. N. T. Belaiew: The Genesis of Widmanstatten Structure iu 

 Meteorites and Terrestrial Alloys.— Prof. L. R. Wilberforce: Illustra- 

 tion and Detection of Inclin«d and Horizontal Dispersion in Bi-axial 

 Crystals.— A. Russell : The Occurrence of the Rare Mineral Nadorite 

 In Cornwall, and of Beraunite (Kleonorite) in Co. Cork, Ireland.— A. F. 

 Hallimond and F. R. Ennos : Moravite from North Wales.— Dr. G. T. 

 Prior : The Chemical Composition of the A.shdon Meteorite. 



Zoological Society of London, at 6.30.— F. A. Mitchell-Hedges : The 

 Primeval Jungle of Panama.— G. H. Goldfinch : Notes on the African 

 Crested Rat (lA>phiomys imhavsi).—li. G. Jackson : A Revision of the 

 Isopod Genus lAgidium Brandt (Crustacea).— I. G. S. Montagu : Some 

 Mammals from Jugo-Slavia.- 1. G. S. Montagu and Grace Pickford : 

 The Guernsey CrocidHm.— Miyor S. S. Flower : Additions to the Snake 

 Fauna of Egypt— S. Hirst: Some New or Little-known Species of 

 Acari.— Dr. C. F. Sonntag : The Pelvic Muscles and Generative Organs 

 of the Male Chimpanzee. 



Institution or Civil Encineeks, at 6.— Sir Charles Langbridge Morgan : 

 Presidential Inau^'ural Address and presentation of Medals. 



Institution or Marine Engineers, Inc., at 6.30.— R. J. McLeod and T. 

 Calderwood : Gear Cutting. 



Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain, at 7.— J. D. Johnston : 

 Pn-sidential Address. 



Royal Anthropological Institute, at 8.15.— Miss M. A. Murray: 

 Excavations in Malta. 



Rontoen Society (at Institution of Electrical Emtineers), at 8.15.— 

 Sir Oliver J. Lodge : X-rays and the Atom (Presidential Address). 



WEDNESDAY, November 7. 

 Geological Society or London, at 6.30.— The late R W. Hooley: The 



Skeleton of Iguinoion ather/ieUUiisU sp. nov., from the Wealden Shales 



of Atherfield (Isle of Wight) (read by Dr. A. Smith Woodward).- Prof. 



8. H. Reynolds : The Igneous Rocks of the Tortworth Inlier. 

 Institution of Electrical Engineers (Wireless Section), at 6.— E. H. 



Shaughnessy : Chairman's Inaugural Address. 



lN«rtnrno»orH>ATi9«» AMI* Vkxtila 



riul,. ('.ivciitrk- Mrf<-t> at 7. — F. ti. ..-.,-,. , 



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 I '<r LoMooM. at 7. 



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A ii> : . !■ U. fruit : T)M UoM«BwtT»' ttkiD T«rt 



f"f ' I xitnrmiBatkMi of NitroRia In Coal.— J. C. 



Thrv».. . i... i i^*d In WatM-and Urtne. 



lioYAL tktciKTT ow Akt*, at B.— Lord Akkwith : BxhibiUona. 



TUOSSDAT, NovKMaKR H. 



Royal Society, at 4.80.— A. & Fbrkta: SttidlM on tba 8«x.ratio sad 



Itelnl.'I ni.rii)rM.-ri»- Fn Ul n»!»rovi<-«»ion in Mic*— R. A. FUlwr: Tha 



Inil b« read In Utia only.) 



D. 1 ci/*»i*ij. 



HovAi ',. Dr. C. J. SiBgar: 



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RovA' w. o. Spwoar: 



Mil i«haw Laetora). 



Chili :^kUtui4s), at <L— Dr. Jaaala 



Wl, 



Chemi .rii.al KiiL'iii<-4-r<ii. at • Dr. 



J. II. J.»i.»: Vi. 



Inhiituie or Mei > of Mlnan), 



at 8.— Dr. \V. H. , s ,i..|.-rrtiiiii 



Metallurgy. 



FRIDAY, NovEiifiii 



Royal Ahtronomi< al Sf>cirrv, at 5.— Dr. J. H. ' '•' . -■;. 



and Structure of PlaneUr)- Nebuhi-.— 8. R. I'iki' f 



Fttint Images by Fogging.— W. M, Smiit- 1 

 Faint Star near 17 Caiudopelit-. — B. I 

 tion in Short Grating S)>ectra and O 

 of Si)ectral Type and Absoln"- M . 

 Yielding of the Earth.— Sir 

 Anomaly in a Newton -Er 



Problems. — W. F. Denning: , , »,, . il. i. ,,, ,,^.,,,j 



Stationar>- observed at lii '•) Uauiant Points of 



Meteors, 1912-1028. -W. 8. I n between Visual Star 



Colours and Spectral Clas8H>«. — , . ii. .-.^,. , . ., IroubleaoaMSyataiBaUe 

 Error.— Roy. Obs. Greenwich : Mean Areas and HaUographie Latitodaa 

 of Sunspots in the year 1S>22. 



Physical Society of London (at Imperial (College of Science and 

 Technology), at 5. — Dr. A. Ferguson : The Meavurcinent of the Surface 

 Tension of a Small Quantity of Liquid.— Prof. .A. I,. Narayan : The 

 Scattering of Light by C*rbon I'' ■ '• '•■"- ■■ ' ' ' n.<» 



Organic Vapours.— Sir Richard I ; 



Experiments with Models for the i: 



Royal Photographic Society or Gkcat iJRiTAiN, ai ,. -rcr .\;-xaiider 

 C. Houston : The Application of Photography to the Problems affecting 

 Water Supply. 



Junior Institution of Bnoineers, at 7.80. — Dr. C. E. K. Mees : Amateur 

 Cinematography. 



PUBLIC LKCTURKS. 



SATURDAY, November 8. 



Horniman Mnsitm (Forest Hill), at S.SO.— Dr. C A. Raiain : Volcanoes. 



MONDA Y, November 5. 



University Collkok, at 5.— J. W. Jeaffreson : The Analj'si.^ of Btareaa- 



Accent by the Methods of Experimental Phonetics. 

 Victoria League (at 22 Eccleston Square), at 5.— Lt.-Col. M. C. Nangle : 



Burma. 



TUESDAY, November 6. 



University College, at 5.30.— J. H. Helweg : l>aily Life in the xvith 

 Century as depicted by the Historian, Troels-Lund. (Succeeding 

 Lectures on November 13, 20, 27, December 4 and 11.) 



WEDNESDAY, November 7. 



Royal Institute or Public Health, at 4.— W. A. Bnllough : ProUema 



of Health Science in Rural Districts. 

 University College, at 5.30.— J. C GrOndahl : Tlie Work of Henrik 



Wergeland : Creation and Man. (Succeeding Lecturea on November 14, 



21, 28, December 5 and 12.) 



THURSDAY, November 8. 



Guy's Hospital Medical School, at 5.8a— Prof. E. W. Hey Groves : 

 The Treatment of Injuries of the Long Bones produced by Accident or 

 Disease. (Succeeding Lectures on November '.', 12, and 13.) 



University College, at 5.30.- Chevalier T. Sambucetti : Italy and 

 Europe (League of Nations Union Lecture.) 



FRIDAY, November 9. 



Univeb-sity College, at 5.15.— Prof. J. C. Drummond : Vitamins. 



Kino's College, London, at 5.30.— C E. M. Jo-id : The PhiloMpbical 

 Back};round of Music and Poetry : (1) The Function of Poetr)-. 



University College, at 5.30.— R. H. Hooker: Tlie Effect of the Weather 

 on the Crops (Jevons Memorial Lectures). (Succeeding Lectures on 

 November 16, '-•3, and 30.) 



Royal Society or Arts, at 8.— Major H. Barnes : Hygiene and Archi- 

 tecture : (1) Preventive Hygiene : Health and Town-Planning (Chadwick 

 Lectures). 



SA TURD A Y, Novem ber 10. 



Horniman Museum (Forest Hill), at 3.80 —Dr. H. S. Harriaon : Fashion 

 among Savages. 



