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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. 
14th Triennial Period, 1895-98. — Professor Cossar Ewart, for his recent Investigations con- 
nected with Telegony. 
15th Triennial Period, 1898-1901. — Dr John S. Flett, for his papers entitled “The Old Red 
Sandstone of the Orkneys ” and ‘ ‘ The Trap Dykes of the Orkneys, ’* printed in vol. 
xxxix. of the Transactions of the Society. 
16th Triennial Period, 1901-04. — Professor J. Graham Kerr, M.A., for his Researches on 
Lepidosiren paradoxa, published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 
London. 
17th Triennial Period, 1904-07. — Frank J. Cole, B.Sc., for his paper entitled “ A Monograph 
on the General Morphology of the Myxinoid Fishes, based on a study of Myxine,” published 
in the Transactions of the Society, regard being also paid to Mr Cole’s other valuable contri- 
butions to the Anatomy and Morphology of Fishes. 
1st Biennial Period, 1907-09. — Francis J. Lewis, M.Sc. , F.L.S., for his papers in the Society’s 
Transactions “ On the Plant Remains of the Scottish Peat Mosses.” 
2nd Biennial Period, 1909-11. — James Murray, Esq., for his paper on “Scottish Rotifers 
collected by the Lake Survey (Supplement),” and other papers on the “Rotifera” and 
“ Tardigrada, ” which appeared in the Transactions of the Society — (this Prize was awarded 
after consideration of the papers received within the five years prior to the time of award : 
see Neill Prize Regulations). 
3rd Biennial Period, 1911-13. — Dr W. S. Bruce, in recognition of the scientific results of his 
Arctic and Antarctic explorations. 
IV. GUNNING VICTORIA JUBILEE PRIZE. 
1st Triennial Period, 1884-87. — Sir William Thomson, Pres. R.S.E., F.R.S., for a remark- 
able series of papers “on Hydrokinetics,” especially on Waves and Vortices, which have 
been communicated to the Society. 
2nd Triennial Period, 1887-90. — Professor P. G. Tait, Sec. R.S.E., for his work in connection 
with the “ Challenger” Expedition, and his other Researches in Physical Science. 
3rd Triennial Period, 1890-93. — 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. 
4th Triennial Period, 1893-96. — John Aitken, Esq., for his brilliant Investigations in 
Physics, especially in connection with the Formation and Condensation of Aqueous Vapour. 
1st Quadrennial Period, 1896-1900. — Dr T. D. Anderson, for his discoveries of New and 
Variable Stars. 
2nd Quadrennial Period, 1900-04. — Sir James Dewar, LL.D., D.C.L., F.R.S., etc., for his 
researches on the Liquefaction of Gases, extending over the last quarter of a century, and 
on the Chemical and Physical Properties of Substances at Low Temperatures : his earliest 
papers being published in the Transactions and Proceedings of the Society. 
3rd Quadrennial Period, 1904-08. — Professor George Chrystal, M.A. , LL.D., for a series of 
papers on “ Seiches,” including “The Hydrodynamical Theory and Experimental Investiga- 
tions of the Seiche Phenomena of Certain Scottish Lakes. ” 
4th Quadrennial Period, 1908-12. — Professor J. Norman Collie, Ph.D., F.R.S., for his 
distinguished contributions to Chemistry, Organic and Inorganic, during twenty-seven 
years, including his work upon Neon and other rare gases. Professor Collie’s early papers 
were contributed to the Transactions of the Society. 
