Ixxvi PROCEEDINGS. 



Second Year: 1st prizes in Classics, Mathematics 

 and Logic and Psychology. 



Third Year: 1st prizes in Classics and Natural 

 Philosophy. 



Fourth Year: 1st prizes in Classics, Ethics, History 

 and Modern Languages. Sir William 

 Young's Prize. 



1871 Graduated, B. A., Dalhousie. 



1871 Won Gilchrist Scholarship. 



1871-6 Student at Edinburgh and Leipzig. 



1874 Took degree of M. K., Dalhousie. 



1874 Took degree of B. Sc, London. 



1876 Took degree of D. Sc, London. 



1876-7 Lecturer on Physics at Dalhousie. 



1877-9 Lecturer on Physics at Clifton College, Bristol, 



England. 

 1879-1901Professor of Physics at Dalhousie. 



1882 Charter F. R. S. C. 



1882 Elected F. R. S. E. 



1888-91 President of N. S. Institute of Science. 



1891 Appointed Dean of newly formed Faculty of 



Pure and Applied Science, Dalhousie. 



1899 Elected F. R. S. 



1901-13 Professor of ISI'^tural Philosophy. Edinburgh. 



1901 Given degree of LL. D., by Glasgow University. 



1901 Given degree of LL. D., by Dalhousie University. 



1913 Died, Edinburgh, May 21st. 



In order to understand MacGregor's place and importance 

 in the field of Science in this country, it is necessary to under- 

 stand the position of Ph3^sics in his student days. To put it 

 briefly: Natural Philosophy, as it was than called, was a 

 text-book study; a laboratory for students was unknown; a 

 student never touched an instrument, but onh' looked at such 



