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THE meeting which we previously announced as about to be held for the purpose of inaugurating a new society having the above title, took place last Monday in the rooms of the Royal Society, Prof. Huxley being in the chair. The meeting was large and influential. Among those present were the Duke of Argyll, the Earl of Dalhousie, Lord Arthur Russell, Sir Lyon Playfair, M.P., Dr. W. B. Carpenter, Sir Joseph Hooker, the Hon. Edward Marjoribanks, M.P., Sir John Lubbock, M.P., President of the Linnean Society, Mr. J. Blake, M.P., Sir George Nares, Dr. John Rae. Sir Joseph Fayrer, Capt. Verney, R.N., Prof. Flower, Prof. Ewart, Dr. John Evans, Prof. Bonney, Dr. Spencer Cobbold, Mr. John Murray (of the Challenger Office), Dr. J. Gwyn Jeffreys, Dr. Gunther, Prof. Moseley, Mr. G. J. Romanes, Mr. H. C. Sorby, Mr. Francis Gallon, Mr. Brady, Prof. Crofton, Mr. Dawson Williams, Prof. St. George Mivart, Mr. Busk, Dr. Sclater, Dr. Dodson (Netley), Mr. Tbiselton Dyer, Mr. H. C. Bimktt, Prof. Donkin, Dr. John Murie, librarian of the Linnean Society, Mr. W. H. Dai-linger, Dr. A. Geikie, Mr. E. Forbes Lankester, Mr. Saville Kent, Mr. M'Lachlan, Dr. Herbert Carpenter (of Eton), Prof. Jeffrey Bell, Mr. Frank Crisp, and Prof. Ray Lankester. Letters regretting inability to attend were read from Lord Derby, the Marquis of Hamilton, Sir Thomas Dakin, Mr. Chamberlain, Mr. Burdett-Coutts, Mr. R. W. Duff, M.P., and Dr. Dohrn.
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The Society for the Biological Investigation of the British Coasts . Nature 29, 533–534 (1884). https://doi.org/10.1038/029533a0
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