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THE Royal Society's medals have this year been adjudicated by the president and council as follows:—The Copley Medal to Prof. J. Willard Gibbs, For. Mem. R.S., for his contributions to mathematical physics; a Royal Medal to Prof. William Edward Ayrton, F.R.S., for his contributions to electrical science; a Royal Medal to Dr. William Thomas Blanford, F.R.S., for his work in connection with the geographical distribution of animals; the Davy Medal to Prof. George Downing Liveing, F. R. S., for his contributions to spectroscopy; and the Sylvester Medal to Prof. Henri Poincaré, For. Mem. R. S., for his many and important contributions to mathematical science. His Majesty the King has been graciously pleased to approve of the award of the Royal medals. The medals will, as usual, be presented at the anniversary meeting on St. Andrew's Day (November 30). The Society will dine together at the Whitehall Rooms on the evening of the same day.
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Notes . Nature 65, 34–38 (1901). https://doi.org/10.1038/065034a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/065034a0
