NA TURE 



[November 25, 19: 



ROYAL SOCIETY. 



GOVERNMENT GRANT FOR SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATIONS. 



Applications for the year mn must be received at the Offices of the 

 tet in. in I.iiiimh 1 next, and must be made on 

 printed forms to be obtained from tin.- Clkrk to the Government Grant 

 Committee, Royal Sol iety, Burlington House, London. W.i. 



CHEMICAL SOCIETY RESEARCH 

 FUND. 



A Meeting oi" the Research Fund Committee will be held in 1 nber 



next. Applications for Grants, to be made on forms which can be obtained 

 from the Assistant Secretary, Chemical Society, Burlington House, W.i. 

 must be received on or before Friday, December 1, 1922. 



All persons who received Grants in December 1021, or in December of 

 any previous year, whose accounts h: 

 Council, are reminded that reports mu; 



CHRISTMAS SCIENCE COURSE IN 

 SWITZERLAND. 



T)R. RUDOLF STEINER (Editor of standard editions of 

 'Goethe's scientific works), whose lectures at the recent Conference 

 at Oxford opened up new fields of work in Education, will give a 

 of lectures on 



"THE GENESIS AND SUBSEQUENT DEVELOPMENT OF 

 NATURAL SCIENCE IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD " 



AT THE 



GOETHEANUM, DORNACH, near Basle, 



December 24 to January 6. 



For all particulars apply Secretary, Goetheanum Science Course, 46 

 Gloucestet Place, London, W.i. 



BATTERSEA POLYTECHNIC, 



LONDON. S.W.II. 

 Principal— Robert H. Pickard, D.Sc, F.R.S. 



Day and Evening Courses in Pure Chemistry (Inorganic and Organic) in 

 preparation for University Degrees and A.I.C. and other professional exam- 

 Special Technological Courses in Chemical Engineering, Oils, Fats and 

 Waxes, Mineral Oils and Waxes, Toilet Soaps Manufacture, Lubricating 

 Oils and Greases, Paper Making and Paper Testing, Paper Making (Engin- 

 eering), Commercial Paper Work, Applied Bacteriology, Testing of Disinfec- 

 tants, Analysis of Foods, Waters, Fertilisers and Feeding Stuffs, Microscopy 

 of Food and Drugs, Flour Milling, etc. 



The instruction is both theoretical and practical, fully equipped labora- 

 tories being provided. 



NATIONAL UNION OF SCIENTI 

 WORKERS. 



FIC 



25 VICTORIA STREET, WESTMINSTER, S.W.i. 



.ecure in the interests of n 

 given the fullest opportu 

 : of the communi 



The main object of the Union is to 

 efficiency that all scientific workers ai 

 working up to the hilt of their capacity i 



There are now eighteen branches of the Union. They include 

 formed by : 



(1.) University Scientific Staffs and Research Workers and Sci 



Staffs in other teaching institutions ; 

 (ii.) Government Scientific and Technical Staffs ; 

 (iii.) Scientific workers in Industry. 

 The General Secretary of the Union will be pleased to arrani 

 members of the Executive to address meetings of industrial. Gover 

 departmental, or university scientific workers, on the work of the Unit 

 A list of members and the Annual Report for the year 1920-21 \ 

 sent on application to 



THE GENERAL SECRETARY, 

 at the above address. 



CHELSEA POLYTECHNIC, 



CHELSEA, S.W.3. 



Day and Evening Courses in Science under Recognised Teachers 

 of London University. 



I. INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT. 



Technical Courses in Analytical and Manufacturing Chemistry 

 Pharmacy, Food and Drugs, A.I.C. Courses. Metallurgy, Assaying, 

 Foundry Work, Research. 



II. INDUSTRIAL PHYSICS DEPARTMENT. 



Practical work in General Physics, Applications to Industries. 

 Metrology, Calorimetry, Illumination, Acoustics, Electrical 

 Measurement, Research. 



II. BIOLOGICAL AND GEOLOGICAL DEPARTMENT. 



( .iir^es for B.Sc, etc., in Botany, Geology, Mineralogy, Zoology, 

 Spei ial Courses in Bio-chemistry, Bio-physics, Bacteriology, 

 Physiology, Hygiene, Entomology, Plant Pathology. Course for 

 Tropical Planters. Research. 



SIDNEY SKINNER. M.A., 

 Telephone : Kensington Sog. Principal. 



UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL. 



The University invites applications for the Chair 

 of Philosophy, which will be vacant on July 31, 1923 

 Salary, ^Soo per annum. 



Applications should be lodged, on or before February 

 3, 1923, with the Registrar, from whom further par- 

 ticulars are obtainable. 



SWANSEA EDUCATION COMMITTEE. 



SWANSEA MUNICIPAL SECONDARY SCHOOL FOR GIRLS. 



Headmistress— MISS E. F. PHIPPS, B.A. 

 WANTED, i., January, an ASSISTANT SCIENCE MISTRESS. 

 Candidates must he Graduates of a British University with qualifications 

 in Physi. s. 



Salary according to the Burnham Scale for Secondary Teachers. 

 Forms of application may be obtained from the undersigned. 



T. J. REES, Director of Education. 



Ed 

 Dj^ 



PI 



Offic 



UNIVERSITY OF LONDON, 

 KING'S COLLEGE. 



The Delegacy require the servic. 

 PHYSICS ; salary .6300 per annua 

 1923. Opportunities will be given 



Applications, with two copies of 

 should be received not later th. 



College, Strand. W.C.2. from whom further pari 



i of an ASSISTANT LECTURER in 

 The duties will commence in January 

 >r research work. 



lot more than three recent testimonials, 

 November 30, by the Secr 



i may be obtained. 



THE UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS. 



DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Applications are invited for the position of ASSISTANT LECTURER 

 in AGRICULTURAL ZOOLOGY. Salary ^250. Applications will be 

 received up to November 30, 1922, and should be addressed to the 

 Registrar, The University, Leeds, from whom further particulars may 



FOR SALE. 



Jl. Soc. Chem. Industry, 1896-1911, Index 1896-1905, 

 bound (cloth). The Analyst, 1S9S-1913, bound, 1914-22, 

 unbound. Chem. Centralblatt, 1897-1912, ^4 sep. vol. 

 bound (cloth), Index 1S97-1911 (3 vol.), bound (leather. Bio = 

 chem. Centralblatt, vol. 1, 1903-vol. 15, 1915, Index 1-10, 

 bound (leather). Zeitschr. f. Analyt. Chemie, vol. 37, 

 1898-vol. 52, 1913, Index 41-50, bound (cloth). Chemiker 

 Zeitung, 1S95-1909, bound (cloth). On view in London. 

 Offers to Box 2532, c/o Nature Office. 



SPENCER GREENHUGH BINOCULAR 



.',,, 



nd eyepit 



Microscope, bought recently 



in case, perfect, £21. LEITZ rV' oil objective, ..3 as new. SWIFT 



ditto. £5 each. POWELL & LELAND Portable Microscope, 



1 and binocular achromatic condenser, many eyepieces, etc., 



1 , i, n j:nn £30. ZEISS achromatic condenser, £5. — Harding, 



77 Hannah Street, Forth, Glam. 



