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THE anniversary meeting of the Roval Society was held as usual on St. Andrew's Day, November 30, at Burlington House. The report of the council was presented, in which reference was made to the chief subjects to which attention had been given during the year. As Lord Rayleigh expressed the desire to resign the presidency, the council submitted the name of Sir Archibald Geikie, K.C.B., for election into the office of president. To fill the vacancy thus created it was proposed to transfer the foreign secretary, Prof. J. R. Bradford, into the office of principal secretary, and to elect Sir William Crookes as foreign secretary. The officers, and also the other members of the council whose names were given in NATURE of November 5 (p. 15), were elected at the annual meeting. Among other matters mentioned in the report of the council of the Society we notice the following:—
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Anniversary Meeting of the Royal Society . Nature 79, 134–138 (1908). https://doi.org/10.1038/079134a0
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