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THROUGH the Thomas Gray Memorial Trust, the objects of which are “The advancement of the Science of Navigation and the Scientific and Educational interests of the British Mercantile Marine”, the Royal Society of Arts has divided the prize of £100 offered for an invention, publication, diagram, etc., which constitutes advancement in the science or practice of navigation, between H. J. Buchanan-Wollaston, of Lowestoft, for his current meter, and Dr. F. W. Edridge-Green, of London, for his colour perception lantern, which enables tests to be made under conditions very closely allied to those found in everyday practice, while the colours chosen are those which most rapidly and definitely disclose any defect in colour perception. A prize of £100 was also offered for an essay on modern navigational appliances made possible by electricity on board, and also appliances not depending on electricity. The prize was divided as follows: £40 to Lieutenant B. E. Druce, of Salop; £40 to R. J. Finch, Jr., Second Officer, Royal Mail Lines, Ltd., of Southend-on-Sea; and £20 to Captain J. G. Bisset.
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Thomas Gray Memorial Trust Awards for Navigation. Nature 137, 429 (1936). https://doi.org/10.1038/137429e0
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