1921-22.] 
Meetings of the Society. 
403 
NINTH ORDINARY MEETING. 
Monday, May S, 1922. 
Pj’o lessor W. Peddie, D.Sc., Vice-President, in the Chair. 
The following Communications were submitted : — 
1. On the Quantum Mechanism in the Atom. By Professor E. T. Whittakee, F.R.S., which 
was followed by a “Discussion on Quantum Theory and Atomic Structure,” in which Sir Alfred 
Ewing, Dr H. S. Allen, Dr R. A. Houstoun, Professor Peddie, and others took part. Proc., 
vol. xlii, pp. 129-142. 
1«. Note on Professor Whittaker’s paper “On the Quantum Mechanism in the Atom.” 
By Sir J. Alfred Ewing, K.C.B., F.R.S. Proc., vol. xlii, pp. 143-146. 
16. The Magnetic Characters of the Quantum. By H. Stanley Allen, M.A. , D.Sc. 
Proc., xlii, pp. 213-220. 
Ic. Note on Professor Whittaker’s “Quantum Mechanism in the Atom.” By Dr R. A. 
Houstoun. Proc., vol. xlii, pp. 221-222. 
\d. The Importance of Professor Whittaker’s Atomic Model and otlier Atomic Models. 
By Professor W. Peddie, D.Sc. Proc., vol. xlii, pp. 223-224. 
2. The Concomitants (including Differential Invariants) of Quadratic Differential Forms in Four 
Variables. By Professor A. R. Forsyth, F.R.S. Proc., vol. xlii, pp. 147-212. 
3. The Asymptotic Expansion of the Confluent Hypergeometric Function, and a Fourier-Bessel 
Expansion. By Dr T. M. MacRobert. Proc., vol. xlii, pp. 89-96. 
The Chairman intimated the awards of the Keith, Neill, and James Scott Prizes as under ; — 
The Council have awarded the Keith Prize'(1919-1921) to Professor R. A. Sampson, F.R.S., for 
his Astronomical Researches, including the papers, “ Studies in Clocks and Time-keeping : No. 1, 
Theory of the Maintenance of Motion ; No. 2, Tables of the Circular Equation,” published in the 
Proceedings of the Society within the period of the award. 
The Neill Prize (1919-1921) has been awarded to Sir Edward Sharpey Schafer, F.R.S., for 
his recent contributions to our knowledge of Physiology, and in recognition of his published work, 
extending over a period of fifty years. 
The James Scott Prize (first award) “ for a lecture or essay on the Fundamental Concepts of 
Natural Philosophy ” will be presented to Professor A. N. Whitehead, F.R.S., at the Ordinary 
Meeting on 5th June, when he will deliver a lecture on the above subject. 
TENTH ORDINARY MEETING. 
Monday, J/a?/ 15, 1922. 
Professor Frederick 0. Bower, M.A. , D.Sc., LL.D., F.R.S., F.L.S., President, in the Chair. 
By request of the Council, Professor Jonathan Campbell Meakins, M.D., F.R.C.P.Ed. , 
gave an Address on “The Royal Society (London) Physiological Expedition to the Andes.” 
A vote of thanks to Professor Meakins was proposed by Professor Lorrain Smith, supported 
by the President, and carried unanimously. 
The following Communication was presented : — 
The Quantum Theory of Secondary Spectra. By John Marshall, M. A., D.Sc. Proc., vol. xlii, 
pp. 247-256. 
ELEVENTH ORDINARY MEETING. 
Monday, June 5, 1922. 
Professor Frederick 0. Bower, M.A., D.Sc., LL.D., F.R.S., F.L.S., President, in the Chair. 
Mr Charles L. Abernethy signed the Roll, and was admitted a Fellow of the Society. 
By request of the Council, Profe.ssor Alfred North Whitehead, Sc.D. , F.R.S., gave an 
Address on “ The Relatedness of Nature.” 
The James Scott Prize (first award) “for a lecture or essay on the Fundamental Concepts of 
Natural Philosophy” was presented to Professor Whitehead. 
A vote of thanks to Professor Whitehead was proposed by Professor Sampson, seconded by 
Professor Kemp Smith, and carried unanimously. 
