NA TURE 



[Al'RIL 27, 1899 



ROYAL INSTITUTION OF 

 GREAT BRITAIN, 



ALBEMARLE STREET, PICCADILLY, W. 



TUESDAY next (May 2), at Three o'clock, Prof. Silvanus V. 

 Thompson. D.Sc, F.R.S. First of Two Lectures on "Electric Eddy- 

 Currents (the Tyndall Lectures). Half.a-Guinea the Course. 



THURSDAY (May 4), at Three o'clock, Lewis F. Day, Esq. First 

 of Three Lectures on " Embroidery. ' Half-a-Guinea the Course. 



SATURDAY (May 6), at Three o'clock, W. L. Brown, Esq., L.R.C.P., 

 L.R.C S. First of Two Lectures on "To Iceland in Search of Health " 

 <with Lantern Illustrations). Haifa-Guinea the Course. 



Subscription to all Courses of Lectures in Season, Two Guineas. 



ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON. 



A COURSE of EIGHT POPULAR LECTURES on AgUATIC 

 MAMMALS will be delivered in the U.jture Room in the :;ocietys 

 Gardens, Regent's Pa^k, on THURSDAYS, at 4 p.m., commencing 

 MAY 4, by Mr. F. E. Beddard, M.A., F.R.S., Prosector to the .Society. 

 Tickets for the whole Course, including Entrance to the Gardens, 8.1. each, 

 or \s. each Lecture, not including Entrance, cat) be obtained onapp|ication 

 ■to the Secretary, 3 Hanover Square, \V. ; the Shilling Tickets can ali 

 be bad of the Clerk, at the Kio&lc ■ ■ ~ ■ 

 free. 



the Gardens. Fellows are admitted 



MASON UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, 

 BIRMINGHAM. 



FACULTY OF SCIENCE. 



RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS. 



(Founded by the late T. .\ubrey Bowen, Esq., of Melbourne, Australia.) 



(a) TWO BOVVEN SCHOLARSHIPS in ENGINEERING, each 



of the value of about C^^- 



(b) ONE BOWEN SCHOLARSHIP in METALLURGY, of the 



value of about jCq6. 

 (<:) THREE PRIESTLEY SCHOLARSHIPS in CHEMISTRY, 

 each of the value of about ^96. 

 The object of these SCHOLARSHIPS is to encourage Higher Work and 

 Research in Scientific Professional Engineering and in Chemical and Metal- 

 lurgical'Science. 



Applications, supported by details of educational training and re- 

 ferences to former "Teachers and others, should be sent to the Registrar 

 on or before June i, 1800. The Awards will be made in September next, 

 and the Scholarships will be tenable during the Session 1899-1900. 



Further particulars maybe obtained on application to the Registrar. 



LONDON UNIVERSITY-. 

 PRELIMINARY SCIENTIFIC & B.Sc. 

 Q XJ E: XS, iN" IVE o xs, s . 



London Br..riche!.— (1) n CHANCEKV LANE, W.C. ; I-..) 11, EBURY 

 STREET, EATON SQUARE, S.W. 

 Special Preparation by JOHN GIBSON. M.A. (First Class, Cambridge), 

 and G. LOLY, B.A. (First Class, London), assisted by large Staff of 

 Specialist Tutors. Practical Laboratories, Write for particulars to Messrs. 

 Gibson & Lolv, 24 Chancery Lane, W.C. 



THE ELECTRICAL 



GENERAL ENGINEERING COLLEGE, 



experimental" ENGINEERING 



WORKS, 



2 and 4 PENYWERN ROAD, EARL'S COURT 



LONDON, S.W., 



Trains Students (or Electrical, Mechanical and Mining Engineering. 

 Develops Electrical and Mechanical Patents. 



Constructs Experimental and Special Machinery and Models to 

 Specification. 



RESEARCH. 



CHEMISTRY. PHYSICS. BACTERIOLOGY. 



Wcll-(itle<ILA liOHA TORIES can be use.l for RESEARCH .ilanyhmr 

 convenient to Workers Dark Room for PHOTOGRAPHIC and other 

 Work. ,1, immetsion for .MICRO.PHO TOGRAPH V. Workshop for 

 making App.^r.ilus. ELECTRIC MAINS, powerful Constant Currents. 

 — " T. " g Hrathcote Street, (iray's Inn Road. 



WANTED.— OSTWALDS LEHRBUCH 



I)1;R ALI.CEMKINEN CHE.MIE, Vul. I. acid V.l. II. Pari 1. 

 .Second Edition. lEyj.— SlltKKATT ^ Hl-GHts, j; St. .\nn > Stleel^ 



REIGATE GRAMMAR SCHOOL. 



In consequence of the resignation of the present Head Master, i 

 HEAD MASTERSHIP will becomt Vacant in Scplember next (after : 

 summer holidays), and the Governors will be prepared to receive Apph 

 tions for that office, with copies of Testimonials (not exceeding three). 

 or before the 15th day of May next. 1 he Head Master must be a Gradua:. 

 of some University in the British Empire. The Head Master's house ani 

 schools are of modern erection, the latter providing accommodation fcr 

 about 120 boys. The premises include a playground and Master's garden. 

 The population of the borough, in which the School is centrally locate<i. i 

 about 25,000. The Master will receive a stipend of ;£i5o a year. an. i 

 capitation fee of £1 on each boy, and he will be allowed to receive 

 Boarders at a charge of ^45 each, exclusive of school fees. 



For further particulars, apply to Mr. C. Atteksoll S.mith, Clerk to i;. 

 High Street, Reigaie. 



THE GLASGOW AND WEST OF 

 SCOTLAND TECHNICAL COLLEGE. 



CHAIR OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING. 



Th^ Professorship' <>1 Electrical Engineering in this College is about - 

 become vacant, and the Governors invite applications for the position, 

 addition to high scientific qualifications, considerable experience in Practi 

 ElectiicM and Mechanical Engineering will be necessary. Minimum sal.. 

 ^£400 a year. Duties to begin from October i next. 



Applications, with 15 printed copies of testimonials, to be sent in to t 

 Secketakv of THE COLLEGE, 38 Bath Street, Glasgow, not later ti 

 May 22. 



PARTNER WANTED in a SCIENTIFIC 



MANUFACTURING BUSINESS, with £,-^,000 to jCsooo- Would 

 suit Scientific Man or Son; exceptional opening; Capital wanted ti> 

 enlarge the Business and carrj' out the Orders in hand, and to enable 

 the increasing demand to be met. Profits very large.— Addres- 

 "SciENTiPic." care of Nature Office. 



f U itlO N^^LL EXAM {NATIONS 



—MEDICAL AND SCIENTIFIC. Well-fitted Laboratories.- 

 "RC.,' J Heathcote Street, Mecklenburgh Square. 



CO-OPERATlVrWOSOMVELr 



Organised by Dr. L'DNN and Mr PERO'WNE. 



£6 6s. & £6 16s. 6d. SWISS TOURS— 



GENEVA AND GRINDELWALD. 



Extensions lo Chamonix, Zerniatt, Lucetne, and the Italian 



Lakes, the Tyrol, the Engadine, 6,:c. 



The sum named includes return ticket, second-class (third-class 



in England), and seven days' hotel accommodation. 



£10 10s. NORWEGIAN FJORDS CRUISES. 



Extemk-il Cruises to the North Cape and Northern 



Capital of Europe. 



On s.Y. ARGONAUT. Tonnage, 3254 ; horsepower, 4CXX). 



Full details. Secretary, 5 Endsleigh Gardens, London, N. W. 



fin 1 Ho NORWAY CRUISES from 



XIU lUa. NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE. -FORTNIGHTLY. 



"MIDNIGHT SUN," 3178 Tons, 3500 II. P. 



Finest YACHTING STEAMER afloat. NO UPl'ER BERTHS. 



Sailings :— June 3 and 17 ; July i, 15, aq ; .\iigust 12 and 96, 



FarcN from 10 Guineas, including first-class table. 



Particulars apply to the ALBION S.S. CO.MPANY (Ltd.X Bailie 



Chambers, NewcxMlc-on-Tyne. 



ORIENT COMPANY'S PLEASURE CRUISES. 



From London to 

 MORWAY, NORTH CAPE. .SI'ITZHKROEN, 

 ^^ ICELAND and the BALTIC, 



By their Steamships 

 LUSITANIA (3912 tons register, 4000 h.p. ) and 

 Ol'HI K (6910 tons register, 10,000 h.p.). 

 For NORWAY 1 lORDS and NORTH CAPE (for Midnight Sun), 

 I ith lune to loth July. 

 For .SOUTHERN NORWAY, 

 J4th June to 8th July. 

 For NORWAY, .SI'ITZBERGliN (for Midnight Sun and Polar Pack ice). 

 and ICELAND, 

 14th July to 12th .August. 

 ForSOtjTHER.X NORWAY, 

 29th July to 14th August. 

 For COPENHAGEN, STOCKHOLM, ST. PETERSBURG, 

 BALTIC CANAL, &c.. 

 iSth August to t5th September. 

 Illgh-cUss Cuisine, String Band, &c. 

 M>n><rer< ( "^^ OKEEN and CO. 1 Head Ofliccs, 



. .o.geri \ ANDERSON, ANDERSON, and CO. /Fenchurch Avenue. 

 For particulate .ipply to the latter Firm, al 5 Fenchurch Avenue, London, 

 E.G. ; or to the West End Branch Office, 16 Cockspur Street, .S.W 



