Abstract
WE take the following from the Times:—The medals awarded and recommended by the Council of the Royal Society for the present year are: The Copley medal to Prof. Rudolph J. E. Clausius, of Bonn, for his well-known researches upon heat; the Davy medal to Mr. P. E. Lecoqde Boisbaudran for his discovery of gallium; a Royal medal to Mr. William Henry Perkin, F.R.S., for his synthetical and other researches in organic chemistry; and a Royal medal to Prof. Andrew Crombie Ramsay, F.R.S., for his long-continued and successful labours in geology and physical geography. These medals will be presented at the anniversary meeting of the Society, on December 1, when Mr. W. Spottiswoode will deliver his first annual address as president.
This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution
Access options
Subscribe to this journal
Receive 51 print issues and online access
$199.00 per year
only $3.90 per issue
Buy this article
- Purchase on Springer Link
- Instant access to full article PDF
Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Notes . Nature 21, 69–71 (1879). https://doi.org/10.1038/021069a0
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/021069a0
