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PREFACE ........ vii 



LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS xiii 



EARLY HISTORY OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY . . i 



ADDRESS, 1902 Supreme importance of Science to the Indus- 

 tries of the Country, which can be secured 

 only through making Science an essential 

 part of all Education . . . 19 



1903 The Relation of the Royal Society to the 



specialised scientific Societies . . 38 



1904 The Advisory Relation of the Royal Society 



to the State, and the responsible public 

 duties which rest permanently upon the 

 Society . . . . .61 



,, 1905 The profound Influence which Science, repre- 



sented by the Royal Society, has had upon 

 the Life and Thought of the World ; and 

 the Place of Science in General Education . 91 



Science in Education .... 109 



APPENDIX 



LETTER ADDRESSED TO THE UNIVERSITIES ON SCIENCE IN EDU- 

 CATION ........ 119 



STATEMENT ON SCIENTIFIC EDUCATION BY A COMMITTEE OF THE 



ROYAL SOCIETY . ... 120 



