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Proceedings of Royal Soeiety of Edinhurgh. [sbss. 
Monday, 2\st May 1894. 
Sir Douglas Maclagan, M.D., President, in the Chair. 
PRIZES. 
The Gunning Victoria Jubilee Prize for 1890-93 was presented 
to Alexander Buchan, Esq., LL.D., for his varied, extensive, and 
extremely important contributions to Meteorology, many of which 
have appeared in the Society’s Publications. 
The President, on presenting the Prize, said : — 
During the past twenty or thirty years. Dr Alexander Buchan 
has carried on a large number of scientific investigations. Some of 
these deal with general questions in meteorology, and others with 
the meteorology of the British Islands — many of the latter treating 
especially of the meteorology of Scotland. 
The results of these researches have been made known in a long 
series of papers to learned societies. 
Among the more important of these may be mentioned : — 
“ On the Mean Atmospheric Pressure and Prevailing Winds of 
the Globe.” 
“ The Climatology of the British Islands — Temperature, Pressure, 
Winds, Rain, and Thunderstorms.” 
“The Weather and Health of London and other Places” (con- 
jointly with Sir Arthur Mitchell). 
“ The Storms of Europe.” 
“ The Rainfall of Scotland over Twenty Years.” 
“Prevailing Winds of Scotland.” 
“ Extreme Temperatures and Rainfall of Scotland.” 
“ Interruptions in the Regular Rise and Fall of Temperatures in 
the course of the Year.” 
“ On the Meteorology of Ben Nevis : especially on the Change of 
Pressure and Temperature with Height, and the Influence of Strong 
Winds on the Barometer.” 
“ On Atmospheric Circulation ” : one of the “ Challenger ” Reports, 
giving, with full and elaborate tables and maps, the mean monthly 
and annual temperature and pressure of the globe, together with 
the prevailing winds and diurnal fluctuation of the barometer. 
In this Report the meteorology of the ocean is for the first time 
seriously investigated. 
Dr Buchan’s researches and papers are among the most important 
