NA TURE 



[October 3, 1901 



Kensington Popular Science Lectures for Young People. 



A Course of Six- Instructive anil Entertaining Lectures, entitled — 



"PEEPS INTO NATURE'S SECRETS," 



Will be Delivered at the 



KENSINGTON TOWN HALL, 



At 5 p.m., on THURSDAYS, OCT. 17, 24, 31, NOV 14, 28, and DEC. 5. 



Lecture I.— "SeoretS in Sands," with special reference to Musical 

 Sands. By Cecil Carus-Wilson, F.R.S.Edin., F.R.G S., F.G.S,, 

 Formerly Lecturer to the O.\ford University Extension. Author of 

 *' Musical Sand," &c. 



Lecture IL—" Waves of Sound"; and Lecture IIL— "Waves of 

 Light." By the Rev. J. O. Bev.^n, M.A,, F.S.A , F.G.S , Examiner 

 to the College of Preceptors. 



Lecture IV.— "Colour and Colour Photography." By Alfred H 

 FisoN, D.Sc. (London), Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, 

 Associate of the Royal School of Mines, formerly Assistant Professor 

 of Physics, University College. London. 



Lecture V.— "Flowers and their Insect Visitors." By Professor 

 J. B. Farmer, M.A., F.R.S., Professor of Botany, Royal College of 



Lecture VI.—" Secrets in Flint Pebbles." By Cecil Carus-Wilson, 

 F.R.S.Edin., F.R.G.S., F.G.S., formerly Lecturer 10 the O.xford 

 University Extension. 



The Course will be fully Illustrated by specially selected Photographic 



Lantern Views, Specimens, Chemical and Physical Experiments, &c. 



The Chair will be taken at the opening Lecture by Prof. J. \V. JuDD, C.B., 



F.R.S.,aiidat the concludiii.j Lecture bytne Rev. Canon Pennefather 



Vicar of St. Mary Abbots. 



-Children, 5/- ; Adults, 7/6. 

 7/6; „ 10/6. 



Tickets for the Course of Six Lectu 

 Reserved Seats ,, ,, , 



Full particulars and tickets may he obtained from— The Lady Helen 

 Lacey, 29 Cavendish Road, St. John's Wood, N. W. ; Mrs. E. L. Franklin 

 50 Porchester Terrace, W. : Mrs. Whitaker-Thompson, 24 Argyll Road 

 Kensingt.n, W. ; Mrs. A. Carus-Wilson, Hanover Lodge, Ladbroke 

 Square, W. ; Mrs. Gordon, 7 Nevern Road, S.W. ; Miss D. M. Dennis 

 Royal Collee;e of Music. South Kensington ; Rev. J. O. Bevan, 55 Gunter- 

 stone Rjad, West Kensington. W. ; Young's Library, Kensington' 

 Farmer's Library, Edwardes Terrace, W. ; or Miss Ella Nauen 6s 

 Clarendon Road, II..,lland Park, W. ' 



THE DAVY-FARADAY 

 RESEARCH LABORATORY 



ROYAL INSTITUTION. 



DIRECTORS: 



The Right Hon. LORD RAYLEIGH, M.A., D.C.L, 



LL.D., F.R.S. 



Professor DEWAR, M.A., LL.D., F.R.S. 



Dr. ALEXANDER SCOTT, M.A., D.Sc, F.R.S. 



This Laboratory was founded by Dr. Ludwig Mond, F.R.S., as a 

 Memorial of Davy and Far.ad.ay, for the purpose of promoting, by original 

 research, the development and extension of Chemical and Physical Science. 



The Laboratory is open free of charge to Workers of either sex, and any 

 nationality, prosecuting individual investigations ; and the extensive collec- 

 tion of Physico-Chemical Apparatus presented by the Founder is available 

 for their use, together with such materials, chemicals, electricity, &c., as 

 the Directors may authorise. 



Assistants and a trained mech.anician are attached to the Laboratory to 

 aid Workers in the prosecution of their researches. 



All persons^ desiring to be admitted as Workers must send evidence of 

 scientific training, qualification, and previous experience in original 

 research, along with a statement of the nature of the investigation they 

 propose to undertake. 



Michaelmas 7"frOT.— Monday, October 7, to Saturday, December t4 

 Lent Tf)-;;;.— Monday, January 6, to Saturday, March 22. 

 Easier Tfrw.— Monday, April 14, to Saturday, July 26. 



Forms of Application can be had from the Assistant Secretary 

 Royal Institution, Albemarle Street. W. 



NORTHAMPTON INSTITUTE, 

 CLERKENWELL, LONDON, E.G. 



liNGINEERINi; DAY COURSES IN MECHANICAL, ELEC- 

 TRICAL AND HOROLOGICAL ENGINEERING. 

 FULL DAY COURSES in the above subjects will commence or 

 MONDAY, September v>, igot. ENTRANCE EXAMIN.\TION or 

 WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY, September 25 and 26. Particular, 

 of the Courses can be obtained on application at the Office of the Institute 

 or to 



R. MUI.LINEUX WALMSLEY, D.Sc, Principal. 



i»" Hm Session commences 30th September 



BIRKBECK INSTITUTION, 



Breams Buildings, Chancery Lane, E.G. 



Princii-al: G. ARMITAGE-SMITH, M.A. 



Science Classes with Practical Work. 



DAY AND EVENING COURSES for— 



UNIVERSITY of LONDON.-B.Sc Pass and Honours 

 Inter. Sci , Pr..li,n. Sci., and Inter. M.B. (Chemistry) Examinations. " 

 CONJOINT BOARD, DENTAL and PHARMACEUTICAL 

 EXAMINATIONS. 

 COMPLETE DAY COURSE IV METALLURGY AND IVIINING. 



HIGHLY EQUIPPED LABORATORIES, for- 



S.'JSII'JfT,'''*^- PHYSICS, BIOLOGY (ZOOLOGY and BOTANY) 

 METALLURGY, GEOLOGY and MINERALOGY. 



EVENING CLASSES in all BRANCHES of SCIENCE.* 

 Prospectus free. Calendar erf. {Post Sd.) on a/iijllcation to Secretary 



WEDNESDAY, 



BEDFORD COLLEGE FOR WOMEN 



(UNIVERSITY OF LONDON). 

 YORK PLACE, BAKER STREET, W. 



Principal— Miss ETHEL HURLBATT. I 



The SESSION 1901-2 will OPEN on THURSDAY, October ,. 



Students are requested to enter their na 



October 2. 



Lectures are given in all Branches of General and Higher Education. 



laken systematically they form a connected and progressive Course but 

 a Single Course of Lectures in any Subject may be attended. 



Courses are held in preparation for all the Examinations of the Uni- 

 versity of London in Arts and Science, for the Teachers' Diploma (London) 

 and for the Teachers Certificate (Cambridge) ; and also a Special Coi:rSe f 

 of Scientific Instruction in Hygiene. Six Laboratories are open to Students 

 for Practical Work. Two Entrance Scholarships awarded Yearly 



A Course of TEN LECTURES for TEACHERS " On the TEACHING 

 TtPA? wn'i^^^'^X.'r^'^'^^STRY," followed by a CLAS.S for PRit]^ 

 IS,h,^?^^' "'" ^^ Stven by HOLLAND CROMPTON, F.C.S., on 

 SATURDAY MORNINGS, beginning SATURDAY, October s. 



A Gladstone Memorial Prize and the Early English Text Society's Prize 

 are awarded to Students each June. 



The Art School is open from 10 to 4. 



Students can reside in the College. 



Full particulars on application to the Principal. 



MERCHANT VENTURERS' 

 TECHNICAL COLLEGE, BRISTOL 



PRINCIPAL-Prof. J. Wekthicimf.k. B.Sc, K A.. F.I C F C S ' 



i d')^'^' ''^^PJ^^'i^^'^^^^^ KNGlNEERING-Prof.'j.'MuNRO, 



ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING-Prof. Arnold Philip, B.Sc, 



CHEMISTRY— Prof. J. Wektheimer, B.Sc, B.A., F.I C F C S 

 Chief Lecturer— G. P. Darnell-Smith. B.Sc , F I C F C S ' 

 MATHEM.\TICS-E. S. Boulton, M.A., J W. PuLspiRD B A 

 In addition to the above, the College Staff includes seventy' Assistant 

 Lecturers, Demonstrators, and Skilled Artisans. There are ten Labora- 

 tories, seven \yorkshops, a Dynamo Room, and an extensive Electric 

 Light Installation. 



o .S!?,'i'*?f ^ '" CIVIL, MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL and 

 l^TliyirG t\?!S?s'=^'^"^«' -' '" f'^EPARATION for th'e 



V^.i^'^'^SITY of LONDON-COURSES for M.\TRICULATION 

 and INT. and FINAL B.Sc. 

 Fee, Ten Guineas a Year. 

 Calendar (erf.), or short Prospectus (free) on application to the 



UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, LONDON 



(UNI\-ER.SITY OF LONDON). 

 DEPARTMENT OF PHYSIOLOGY. 

 .JHT' ADVANCED PRACTICAL COURSE OF FXPFRI 

 MEN lAI PHYSIOLOGY (suitable for B.Sc, Int.MB. Hons and" 

 Prim.ary lellowship) will be held on Tuesdays and Fridays at "0 am 

 from October to Chrlstm.as. First meeting of Class on October 8 at 10 a 

 I '^ CL.4SS IN ADVANCED PHYSIOLOGICAL CHEMI.STRY will 



das'sf f 1" fsU'^LTclr::.^^''""'''' '° '"'-''■ ^=" ^^ *^- (fo-"^" 



thiDeoannTly.f T''t^°"7'"' '"[ Advanced Students (free .0 Students of 

 Third -rerms:- " ^' "■'• "'" '"' ^'''^ '^"""^ ">' Second and 



n °''w '?l'''iS' ',' "^'"^ 1°^""" °f ">= Energies of the Body." 



Dr. W. M. Bayliss, " The Vaso-motor-Adaptalions of ihe Bodv " 



Dr. W. A. Osborne, " Microchemical Reactions '' ^" 



■r. GREGORY FOSTER, Ph.D., Secretary. 



/^ijy other Tulonu/ Ai/vertisemenls see page cclxxij. 



