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Science Appoiktme.nts. 

 To the Editor of SCIENCE-GOSSIP. 

 Sir, — I quite agree with the remark.? of your 

 correspondent "Minus B.Sc." [ante. p. 63) concern- 

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 of Natural Science, after taking the B.Sc. degree. I 

 graduated in Zoology, Botany and Geology, obtaining 

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 Ordinary meetings arc lyiarlicd +, c.rcursions *; names 0/ 

 persons fotlowin^ excursions a7-eo/Conductors. \ Lantern 

 Ittustrations. 



■Geologists' Association of London. Excursions. 

 Aug. 3-g. — * Derbyshire : Peak Forest — Headquarters at 

 Matlock Bath. One night at Castleton. H. 

 Arnold Bemrose, M.A., F.G.S., Dr. Wheel- 

 ton Hind, F.G.S., and J, Shipman, F.G.S. 

 Fredericic Mecson, Ctiairiitan, Exclusions Committee, 



29, Tliitrlcc Place, Soittli Kensington, S. lf\ 

 North London N.\tur..\l History Society. 

 Aug. 3. — tPrimitive Man in Britain. F. H. Harvey. 

 7. — ^Eynsford. A. U. Battley. 

 17. — -tSome Microscopic Objects. F. P. Smith. 

 ,, 26. — 'Lambourn. S. Austin. 



Selborne Society— Croydon and Norwood Branch. 

 Aug. 19.— "Belmont, Woodmansterne, and Chipstead. 

 Sep. 16. — ^Mitcham Common to River Wandle. 

 Yorkshire N.aturalists' Union. 

 Aug. 5-7. — *'Stokesley. 



Sept. —'Fungus Foray, Campsall Woods, 



Oct, — + Annual Meeting at Harrogate. 



Nottingham Natural Science Rambling Clue. 

 Aug. 12.— "Botanical Section. Bestwood and Redhill. 

 ,, 26,— "Geological Section. Annual Excursion, Newark, 



J. Shipman, F.G.S. 

 TuNKRiDGE Wells Natural History and Philosophical 



Society. 

 Aug. 12.— "Bidhorough and Leigh (with Southborough 

 Field Club). Mr. Freer. 

 2.— 'Pembury and the Borough Waterworks. 

 H. S. Roberton. 

 .^o.- (?)*Fungus Foray. R. R. Hutchinson. 

 Hon. Sec A'. R. Hutchinson, 2S, Princes Street, 



Sept. 



North Kent Natural History 'Society. 

 Aug. 5. — -Field Ramble. 



,, 9. — flndustries of Animals. G. J. Sherville. 



,. 23, — tPocket Box Exhibits. Thos. W, Boown, Hon. 



Sec. St. John's Schools, Wellington Street 

 Woolwich. 

 Preston Scientific Socif.ty. 

 Aug. 26. — Morecambe and Heysham. Mr, R, Bee. 



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D.D. (York). — Pag-e's Advanced Geology was recently 

 revised by Prof. Lap worth. Published by Blackwood. 

 See also Bird's Advanced Geology (Longmans) and Davis' 

 Elementary Geology (Collins), rewritten by Professor 

 Boulger. 



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