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THE King has approved of the following awards this year by the president and council of the Royal Society: A Royal medal to Sir William Hardy for his pioneer work on colloidal chemistry and the theory of lubrication. A Royal medal to Prof. A. V. Hill for his distinguished work on the physical and chemical aspects of muscular contraction. The following awards have also been made by the president and council: The Copley medal to Sir Frederick Hopkins for his distinguished and fruitful work in biochemistry. The Rumford medal to Sir Arthur Schuster for his services to physical science, especially in the subjects of optics and terrestrial magnetism-The Davy medal to Sir James Walker for his work on the theory of ionisation and ionic equilibria in solution. The Darwin medal to Dr. D. H. Scott for his contributions to palseophytology, particularly in relation to the period of coal. The Hughes medal to Admiral Sir Henry Jackson for his pioneer work in the scientific investigation of radio-telegraphy, and its application to navigation.
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News and Views. Nature 118, 705–709 (1926). https://doi.org/10.1038/118705a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/118705a0