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Front MatterSource: Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A, Containing Papers of aMathematical and Physical Character, Vol. 137, No. 831 (Jul. 1, 1932), pp. i-vPublished by: The Royal SocietyStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/95923 .
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June 2, 1932. Sir F. Gowland HOPKINS, President, in the Chair.
Mr. Thomas Smnith was admitted into the Society. Professor Jacques Hadamard (Paris); Professor Graham Lusk (New
York); Professor Walther Nernst (Berlin) and Professor Theobald Smnith (Princeton), were elected Foreign Members of the Society.
Professor C. U. ARIENS KAPPERS delivered the David Ferrier lecture on "Some Correlations between the Brain and the Skull."
June 9, 1932. Sir F, Gowland HOPKINS, President, in the Chair.
A Portrait of Lord Rutherford, painted by Mr. Oswald Birley, was presented to the Society on behalf of the subscribers by the Earl of Crawford and Balcarres.
Professor W. A. BONE, F.R.S., delivered the Bakerian lecture on "The Combustion of Hydrocarbons."
June 16, 1932. Sir F. Gowland HOPKINS, President, in the Chair.
l.R.H. the Duke of York was elected a Fellow of the Society. A discussion on " Recent Advances in the Study of Enzymes and
their Action," was opened by the PRESIDENT. Professor R. WillstPtter (Munich); Dr. Waldschlmidt-Leitz (Praha); Professor A. Harden, F.R.S.; Professor D. Keilin, F.R.S.; Professor J. B. S. ilaldane, F.R.S.; Dr. J. H. Quastel; Dr. N. U. Meldrum and others took part.
June 23, 1932. Sir F. Gowland HOPKINS, President, in the Chair.
The following papers were readc
1. R. WHIDDINGTON, F.R.S., and J. E. TAYLOR. On the Photo- graphic Action of Slow Electrons."
2. A. EGERTON, F.R.S., and G. S. CALLENDAR1. On the Saturation Pressure of Steam (1700 to 3740 C.).
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3. J. E. SEARS and H. BARRELL. "A New Apparatus for Determining the Relationship between Wave-lengths of Light and the Fundamental Standards of Length." Communicated by Sir Joseph PETAVEL, F.R.S.
4. Lord RAYLEIGH, For. Sec. R.S. "On a Large Scale Crystalline Structure in Certain Glasses of Exceptional Composition."
5. Sir William HARDY, F.R.S., and M. NOTTAGE. "Adsorption. A Study of Availability and Accessibility."
6. C. CAMPBELL, W. B. LITTLER and C. WHITWORTH. "Measure- ment of Pressures Developed in Explosion Waves." Com- municated by A. LAPWORTH, F.R.S.
7. 0. R. HOWELL. " A Study of the System Water-Phenol. I, Densities." Communicated by J. KENNER, F.R.S.
8. F. D. CHATTAWAY, F.R.S., and E. J. F. JAMES. The Con- densation of Bromal with Urea."
9. L. H. C. T1PPETT. "A Modified Method of Counting Particles." Communicated by R. H. PICKARD, F.R.S.
10. S. L. SMITH and J. V. HOWARD. "The Recovery of Proportional Elasticity in Over-Strained Steel." Communicated by W. E. DALBY, F.R.S.
11. L. H. GRAY and G. T. P. TARRANT. "The Nature of the Inter- action between y-Radiation and the Atomic Nucleus." Communicated by Lord RUTHERFORD, F.R.S.
12. The late Sir Thomas STANTON, F.R.S., D. MARSHALL and R. JOUGHTON. "The Growth of Waves on Water due to the Action of the Wind." Communicated by Sir Joseph PETAVEL,
F9.R.S.
13. R. S. BRADLEY, J. COLVIN and J. HUME. On the Mass Rate of Reactions in Solids." Commruniicated by R. WHYTLAW- GRAY, F.R.S.
14. S. TOLANSKY. " The Nuclear Spin of Arsenic." Communicated by A. FoWLER, F.R.S.
15. G. COOK. " The Elastic Limit of Metals exposed to Tri-Axial Stress." Communicated by E. V. APPLETON, F.R.S.
16. R. C. JOHNSON and N. R. TAWDE. " Intensity Distributions in Molecular Spectra: The Swan System (C2)." Communicated by E. V. APPLETON, F.R.S.
17. H. F. BIGGS. "The Motion of a Point Charge as the Shortest Path in a Moving Medium." Communicated by E. A. MILNE, F.R.S.
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18. J. A. V. BUTLER and G. ARMSTRONG. The Kinetics of Electrode Processes. Part I." Communicated by J. KENDALL, F.R.S.
19. J. CHADWICK, F.R.S. " The Existence of a Neutron."
20. N. FEATHER. "The Collisions of Neutrons with Nitrogen Nuclei.' Communicated by J. CHADWICK, F.R.S.
21. P. I. DEE. "Attempts to Detect the Interaction of Neutrons with Electrons." Communicated by J. CHADWICK, F.R.S.
22. C. R. BAILEY and A. B. D. CASSIE. "Investigations in the Infra- Red Region of the Spectrum. Part VI." Communicated by F. G. DONNAN, F.R.S.
23. W. H. J. CHILDS. "Perturbations and Rotation Constants of some First Negative Nitrogen Bands." Communicated by Sir William BRAGG, F.R.S.
24. P. B. MOON and M. L. E. OLIPHANT. "The Surface lonisation of Potassium by Tungsten." Communicated by Lord RUTHERFORD, F.R.S.
25. W. M. TRAVERS, F.R.S. "Argon and Amorphous Carbon, 150 to 7100 C."
26. Lord RAYLEIGHa, For. Sec. R.S. "Fluorescent Excitation of Mercury by the Resonance Frequency and by Lower Fre- quencies. IV."
27. W. PERRETT. "The Cycle 171." Communicated by Sir William BRAGG, F.R.S.
28. C. F. POWELL and L. BRATA. "Mobility of Alkali Ions in Gases." Communicated by A. P. CHATTOCK, F.R.S.
29. C. V. JACKSON. "Interferometric Measurements in the Spectrum of Krypton. " Communicated by A. FOWLER, F.R.S.
30. R. M. CHAUDRHI and M. L. OLIPHANT. The Energy Distribution among the Positive Ions at the Cathode of the Glow Discharge through Gases." Communicated by Lord RUTHERFORD, F.R.S.
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June 30, 1932. Sir F. Gowlandc HOPKINS, President, in the Chair.
The following papers were read: 1. J. W. COOK, I. HIEGER, K E. L. KENNAWAY and W. V. MAYNEORD.
" The Production of Cancer by Pure Hydrocarbons. 1." Communicated by Sir Henry DALE, Sec. R.S.
2. J. W. COOK. " The Production of Cancer by Pure Hydrocarbons. II." Communicated by Sir Henry DALE, Sec. R.S.
3. G. H. EAGLES and A. H. H. KORDI. "The Cultivation of Vaccinia Virus: A New Series of Subcultures in Cell-Free Medium." Communicated by J. C. G. LEDINGRAM, F.R.S.
4. J. W. HESLop HARRISON, F.R.S. "The Recent Developmrent of Melanism in the Larvae of certain Species of Lepidoptera, with an account of its inheritance in Setenia bilunaria esp."
5. E. B. R. PRIDEAUX and D. E. WOODS. " The Combination Curves, Hydrogen Ion Regulating Powers and Equivalent of Serum Albumen." Communicated by F. S. KIPPING, F.R.S.
6. R. MuIR EVANS. "Further Observations on the Medulla Oblongata of Cyprinoids; and a Comparative Study of the Medulla of Clupeoids and Cyprinoids with special reference to the Acoustic Tubercles." Appendix-The Auditory Organ of the Herring. Communicated by Sir Henry DALE, Sec. R.S.
7. D. S. MACLAGAN. "The Effect of Population Density upon Rate of Reproduction, with special reference to Insects." Com- municated by A. D. IMMS, F.R.S.
8. R. G. TOMKINS. " The Action of certain Volatile Substances and Gases on the Growth of Mould Fungi." Communicated by F. T. BROOKS, F.R.S.
9. C. M. YONGE. " On the Nature and Permeability of Chitin. I." Communicated by E. J. ALLEN, F.R.S.
10. E. C. HOFF. " The Distribution of the Spinal Terminals (Boutons) of the Pyramidal Tract, determined by Experimental Degeneration." Communicated by Sir Charles SHERRINGTON, F.R.S.
11. W. E. LE GROS CLAARK. "An Experimental Study of Thalamic Connections in the Rat." Communicated by G. Elliot SMITH, F.R.S.
12. P. D. F. MURRAY. "The Development in vitro of the Blood of the Early Chick Embryo." Communicated by J. T. WILSON, F.R.S.
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13. H. BURROWS. "Mesoblastic Tumours following Intraperitoneal lujections of 1 2: 5: 6-Dibenzanthracene in a Fatty Medium." Communicated by Sir Henry DALE, Sec. R.S.
14. W. 0. KERMACK and A. G. McKENDRICK. "Contributions to the Mathematical Theory of Epidemics. II." Communicated by Sir Gilbert WALKER, F.R.S.
15. J. W. SMITH. "Dipole Moments and Molecular Structure. Part III." Communicated by F. G. DONNAN, F.R.S.
16. R. H. FOWLER, F.R.S., and A. H. WILSON. " The Apparent Conductivity of Oxide Coatings used on Emitting Filamnents."
17. W. D. DYE, F.R.S. (the late). " The Mode of Vibration of Quartz Piezo-Electric Plates as Revealed by an Interferometer." Communicated by Sir Joseph PETAVEL, F.R.S. Prepared for publication by P. VIGOUREUX.
18. J. K. L. MACDONALD. " Theory of Uncoupling and Formulae for the Stark Effect in H,." Communicated by R. H. FOWLER, F.R.S.
19. P. WRIGHT. "The Scattering of ac-Particles at small Angles by Helium." Communicated by Lord RUTHERFORD, F.R.S.
20. J. D. COCKCROFT and E. T. S. WALTON. " Experiments with High Velocity Positive Ions. II." Communicated by Lord RUTHERFORD, F.R.S.
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