HECORD OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY 



Thi> is the milliter of entries for the Catalogue according to Authors. 

 .eh entrv 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 

 la 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 



^ill be enlarged by additional entries prepared under the auspices of 



Seismologies! Association, and will be issued with separate title-page to 



the members of the- Association. 



V. THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY, GREENWICH. 



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

 by ('harle> 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 

 ippointed 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 

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

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

 The following is that of King George V : 



WARN A XT FOR THE BOARD OF VISITORS OF THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY, 



GREENWICH. 



i in FIFTH by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great 

 Hiitain 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 Royal Sign Manual, bearing date the 23rd day of May in the First 



Y;tr of His Hcign to constitute and appoint the President of the Royal 



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



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



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



th.it We have revoked and determined, and do by these Presents 



n \oke and determine, the said Appointment, and every clause, article, and 



tiling 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 



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



trust. We ha\c, therefore, thought fit, in consideration of the great 



