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ONE of the most important developments of scientific activity during the latter half of the nineteenth century was the promotion of the exchange of scientific ideas between different countries by means of international associations. Some of these were congresses which met at intervals of three or four years, when scientific communications were read and discussed, and, what was of still greater importance, an opportunity was afforded for those engaged in similar studies to make each other's acquaintance and under stand each other's point of view. Some associations were, on the other hand, more especially concerned to secure the co-operation of different nationalities in carrying out observations of particular natural occurrences on a uniform plan, or with standardised instruments, so that the results could he discussed as a whole and no portion of the field of work should be entirely neglected.
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International Science. Nature 116, 1–3 (1925). https://doi.org/10.1038/116001a0
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