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on our space it is not possible at the moment to give an adequate 

 account of his distinguished career, but we intend to do so at an 

 early date. It must suffice here to say that he has accomplished an 

 enormous amount of sterling work, a full bibliography of his 

 publications, including joint work, running to no less than ninety- 

 five items, and covering investigations in the palaeontology of almost 

 all regions of the world where fossils are found. Mr. Bullen Newton 

 has also occupied the positions of President of the Malacological 

 Society of London (1910-12), and of the Conchological Society of 

 Great Britain and Ireland (1913-15), and his special interests have 

 always lain in the direction of the Tertiary and younger formations. 



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We have received a copy of the Third Annual Report of the Conjoint 

 Board of Scientific Societies, covering its activities for the 

 year 1919. Several of the Committees deal with matters possessing 

 geological interest, such as those on Iron-ores and the Water Power 

 of the Emjpire. A Committee formed jointly by this Board and the 

 British Association has entered into negotiations with the University 

 of Cambridge and the Imperial College as to the possibility of 

 obtaining funds for the establishment of a Geophysical Institute. 

 The most interesting report, however, is that of the Petrophysical 

 Institute Committee, of which Sir Jethro Teall is chairman and 

 Professor Fearnsides secretary. A full report has been drawn up on 

 the need for a national institute to investigate the conditions of 

 crystallization of minerals and rocks, and advice has been obtained 

 from the Geophysical Institute and the Carnegie Institution at 

 Washington. The Committee is now prepared to approach the 

 Department of Scientific and Industrial Research with a view to the 

 organization of a Petrophysical Institute. 



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The twelfth annual report of the governing body of the Imperial 

 College of Science and Technology contains much matter of interest, 

 especially a full account of the work of the Department of Geology, 

 including Mining Geology and Oil Technology, and of the Depart- 

 ment of Mining. As is the case everywhere at present there was 

 ]nuch overcrowding, and some intending students in Mining Geology 

 had to be excluded owing to lack of equipment. It is impossible 

 in the space at our disposal to mention even a small part of the 

 important work of teaching and research which is being carried on 

 at this great college ; its activities cover almost every possible field 

 of learning and technology to which geology can be applied, and we 

 can only congratulate Professor Watts, Professor Cullis, and their 

 staff on the brilliant results attained. It is pleasing to observe 

 that a large j)roportion of the original papers published during 

 the year by members of the various branches of the Department of 

 Geology appeared in the pages of the Geological Magazine. 



