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engineer and as examiner in field engineering and surveying 

 under the Society's educational charter. The Directors also 

 regret the loss engineering has sustained by his death at 

 such an early age.' Prof. Rankine was the most eminent 

 professor of engineering known in Britain. He was chosen 

 to be President by the British Association, once of their 

 mathematical and twice of their mechanical sections. The 

 Society by his death lost a distinguished office-bearer, and 

 the University of Glasgow one of its most useful and 

 esteemed professors. 



Mr David Stevenson, C.E., was at the same meeting 

 elected to the office rendered vacant by Professor Macquorn 

 Rankine's death. Mr Stevenson has published, in the 

 Society's Transactions, a report on the reclamation and 

 protection of agricultural land. 



