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No. 18. THERMOMETRIC SCALES FOR METEOROLOGICAL USE. 



(From Nature, August 17, 1899, Vol. LX, p. 364.) . . 420 



This paper was published in anticipation of the Meteoro- 

 logical Congress of 1899, which met in Berlin. Its object 

 was to direct attention beforehand to the advantage, in 

 securing accuracy and in relieving labour, which Fahren- 

 heit's scale offers over that of Celsius, when used for 

 meteorological purposes. 



No. 19. THE METRICAL SYSTEM. (From the Times, February, 



I93-) 424 



In this paper the history of the origin of the Metric 

 System is given, and attention is directed to its advan- 

 tages and disadvantages. 



No. 20. THE POWER OF GREAT BRITAIN. (From the Scotsman, 



March 26, 1897.) 430 



This paper was an answer to an article which appeared 

 in the Hamburger Nachrichten in 1897, in which the supply 

 of men and material for our Navy and Army was detailed, 

 and the conclusion was arrived at that, without compulsory 

 service, England could not hope to withstand attack by any 

 first class European Power, and that it was then (1897) too 

 late for her to make the change. It is pointed out in the 

 paper that this is inexact, because a great deal can be done 

 even in one year : and this has been abundantly proved in 

 the present war. 



No. 21. AND THE HOUSE OF COMMONS ? (From the Scotsman, 



October 5, 1907.) ... 435 



This letter appeared in the Scotsman in the morning of 

 the day when Mr Asquith was to hold the first meeting in 

 his campaign against the House of Lords. It is pointed out 

 that the House of Lords may be as useful to the country as 

 the House of Commons, so long as it maintains its indepen- 

 dence. 



No. 22. LORD MILNER AND IMPERIAL SCHOLARSHIPS. (From 



the Morning Post, October 15, 1909.) .... 440 



In this letter it is pointed out that the action of the 

 English University on the colonial or foreign student must 

 necessarily be accompanied by the reaction of the scholars 

 on the University and that it must be productive of benefit to 

 both. 



No. 23. HISTORY IN HANDY VOLUMES. (From the Morning 



Post, October 2, 1912.) 446 



In this letter the practice of going always to the fountain 

 head for information about all facts is recommended. As an 

 example, the weekly letters in the Illustrated London News 

 of 1854-55 are recommended to the student of the Crimean 

 War; a comparison is made between the extent of war- 

 reporting in 1854 and in 1916; and, as a neutral journal in 

 the present war, the New York Times, with its many columns 

 of cabled matter daily, is cited. 



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