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FOR the firs time in the forty-nine years of the history of the history of the science Masters' Association, the annual conference ior 1950 will be held in Scotland, at the King's Buldings, University of Edinburgh, during January 3-6. The presidential address, by Sir Edward Appleton, principal and vice-chancellor of the University of Edinburgh, will be devoted to "Radio Waves of Extra-Terrestrial Origin", and Prof. C. H. Waddington will give a public lecture on "Science and Human Affairs". Other speakers and their subjects will be : Prof. J. Ritchie, "Civilization and Wild Life" ; Prof. G. F. Marrian, "Recent Advances in the Study of Hormones of the Animal Body" ; Dr. J. Paton, "Optical Properties of the Atmosphere" ; Mr. J. P. Stephenson, "Science Teaching and Education" ; Sir James Learmonth, "The Background of Modern Surgery" ; Prof. J. Macmurray, "Science in Religious Education" ; Mr. E. G. Dymond, "Exploration in the Upper Atmosphere". The general public will be welcome to attend the evening lectures and scientific workers the morning lectures. Laboratory space has been set aside for members to display ideas and devices for teaching science, and there will also be manufacturers' and publishers' exhibitions. University demonstrations and several excursions and visits have been arranged. The local secretary for the Edinburgh conference is W. A. J. Musson, 10 Hope Place, Musselburgh, and the annual-meeting secretary is W. G. Rhodes, 318 Granville Road, Sheffield, 2.
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Annual Conference of the Science Masters' Association. Nature 164, 1035 (1949). https://doi.org/10.1038/1641035a0
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