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Record of the Royal Society. 



Kew Observatory in 1891, from the south-east. 



tion for the Advancement of Science, who continued to manage it 

 through a committee until 1871. 



Mr. J. P. Gassiot, then Chairman of the British Association Com- 

 mittee for the management of the Observatory, having put in trust 

 with the Royal Society an endowment of 10,000 for the purposes of 

 the Observatory, the management was in that year transferred to the 

 Royal Society, under whose control it has remained, and since that 

 date the Kew Committee has consisted entirely of Fellows of the 

 Society appointed by the Council. The following is a list of members 

 since 1871, the names of the present committee being distinguished 

 by asterisks : 



*Captain W. de W. Abney, C.B. ; *Prof. W. G. Adams; *Captain 

 E. W. Creak, R.N. ; Captain Sir F. Evans, K.C.B. ; *Prof. G. Carey 

 Foster; *Mr. F. Galton, (Chairman since 1888); Mr. J. P. Gassiot; 

 Lieutenant-General Sir J. H. Lefroy, K.C.M.G. ; *Prof. J. Perry; 

 Admiral Sir G. H. Richards, K.C.B. ; *The Earl of Rosse, K.P. 

 *Prof. A. W. Riicker ; Mr. de la Rue (Chairman, 1883-1888) 

 General Sir E. Sabine (Chairman 1871-83); *Mr. R. H. Scott; 

 *Mr. W. N. Shaw; Major-General W. J. Smythe ; Mr. Spottiswoode ; 

 *Lt.-General R. Strachey, C.S.I.; Mr. E. Walker; General J. T. 

 Walker, C.B.; *Rear- Admiral W. J. L. Wharton, C.B. ; Sir Charles 



