298. RECORD OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY 



This is the number of entries for the Catalogue according to Authors. 

 For each entry in this Catalogue there are on the average two or three entries 

 in the Catalogue according to Subjects. Since the beginning of the under- 

 taking two million index cards have been received at the Central Bureau ; as 

 these cards index the scientific literature for the eleven years 1901-1911, they 

 thus give an average of about 180,000 entries per annum. 



An arrangement has recently been made with the International Seismological 

 Association whereby the section of 'Internal Dynamics' in the volume for 

 Geology will be enlarged by additional entries prepared under the auspices of 

 the Seismological Association, and will be issued with separate title-page to 

 the members of the Association. 



V. THE ROYAI, OBSERVATORY, GREENWICH. 



Allusion was made in Chapter I (p. 34) to the foundation of this Observatory 

 by Charles II and to its earlier history. The connexion of the Royal Society 

 with the Observatory has been close from the ^beginning. In 1710 the Society 

 was appointed to be Visitors and Directors, a function which they continued 

 to perform until the accession of King William IV, when, by a new warrant 

 then issued, the President and six of the Fellows of the Royal Astronomical 

 Society were added to the same number of the Royal Society to constitute the 

 Board of Visitors, the President of the Royal Society being Chairman of the 

 Board. A new warrant is issued at the beginning of each sovereign's reign. 

 The following is that of King George V : 



WARRANT FOR THE BOARD OF VISITORS OF THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY, 



GREENWICH. 



GEORGE THE FIFTH by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great 

 Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas King,. 

 Defender of the Faith, to all to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting. 



Whereas it pleased His late Majesty King Edward the Seventh by Warrant 

 under His Rpyal Sign Manual, bearing date the 23rd day of May in the First 

 Year of His Reign to constitute and appoint the President of the Royal 

 Society for the time being, and the President of the Royal Astronomical 

 Society for the time being, together with certain other Persons therein named 

 and described, to be regular Visitors of the Royal Observatory at Greenwich. 

 Now know ye, that We have revoked and determined, and do by these Presents 

 revoke and determine, the said Appointment, and every clause, article, and 

 thing therein contained. And further know ye, that We have been given to 

 understand that it would contribute very much to the improvement of 

 Astronomy and Navigation, if We should appoint regular Visitors of Our 

 Royal Observatory at Greenwich, with sufficient powers for the execution of 

 that trust. We have, therefore, thought fit, in consideration of the great 



