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priate sphere of action. Surely few objects can be mentioned more truly 

 national in their character than the encouragement and reward of scientific 

 discoveries, which at the same time reflect honour on the country, and give 

 so powerful an impulse to the intellectual advancement of the people. 



(The President then, delivering the Medal to Mr Hind, addressed him in the 



folloiving terms): 



Mr Hind, It is with peculiar pleasure that I present you with this 

 Medal, in testimony of our appreciation of your eminent services to astronomy. 

 The whole world will acknowledge how nobly it has been earned, and will 

 join with us in the wish that your health may long be spared, and that 

 thus you may be able to make many more additions to our knowledge in 

 that field of science to which you have devoted yourself with so much 

 energy and success. 



