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Front MatterSource: Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A, Mathematical and PhysicalSciences, Vol. 150, No. 869 (May 1, 1935), pp. i-viiPublished by: The Royal SocietyStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/96318 .
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The statutes relating to the election of Fellows were read.
A ballot was then taken and the following candidates were declared duly elected into the Society:-
Dr. Neil Kensington Adam. Professor John Stuart Foster. Professor Edward Neville da Costa Dr. Arthur Lewis Hall.
Andrade. Dr. William Herbert Hatfield. Sir Frederick Grant Banting. Dr. James de Graaff Hunter. Dr. Sam Phillips Bedson. Dr. Bernard Augustus Keen. Mr. Edmund John Bowen. Professor Rudolph Albert Peters. Mr. George Edward Briggs. Professor John Read. Professor Herbert Graham Cannon. Dr. Redcliffe Nathan Salaman. Professor Wilfred Edward le Gros Dr. Robert Stoneley.
Clark.
Professor R. H. Fowler, Plummer Professor of Mathematics in the University of Cambridge delivered the Bakerian Lecture on " The Anomalous Specific Heats of Crystals, with Special Reference to the contribution of Molecular Rotations."
The following papers were read. 1. F. KALCKAR and E. TELLER. " On the theory of the catalysis of
orthopara transformation by paramagnetic gases." Communi- cated by N. BOHR, For. Mem. F.R.S.
2. W. T. ASTBURY and W. A. SISSON. " X-ray studies of the structure of hair, wool, and related fibres, III." Communicated by Sir William BRAGG, O.M., F.R.S.
3. C. W. BUNN, L. M. CLARK, and I. L. CLIFFORD. "The constitution and formation of bleaching powder." Communicated by W. L. BRAGG, F.R.S.
4. Sir Richard GLAZEBROOK, F.R.S. "The galvanometer constant of a circular coil of many windings."
5. S. TOMOTIKA. " On the instability of a cylindrical thread of a viscous liquid surrounded by another viscous fluid. Communi- cated by G. I. TAYLOR, F.R.S.
6. A. K. DENISOFF and 0. W. RICHARDSON, F.R.S. The emission of electrons under the influence of chemical action. Part VI- The reactions of liquid NaK2 with gaseous C1CN, HgBr2, (OH)2, 03, and with some gases giving small negative emission."
7. C. S. SIVA RAO. "Effect of change of temperature on the constitu- tion of water in solution of electrolytes." Communicated by 0. W. RICHARDSON, F.R.S.
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8. H. T. FLINT. "A relativistic basis of the quantum theory, III." Communicated by 0. W. RICHARDSON, F.R.S.
9. H. W. THOMPSON. " The adsorption spectra of some polyatomic molecules containing methyl and ethyl radicals." Communi- cated by C. N. HINSHELWOOD, F.R.S.
10. W. Rogie ANGUS and A. H. LECKIE. "Investigations of Raman spectra of perchloric acid and nitrosyl perchlorate." Communi- cated by F. G. DONNAN, F.R.S.
11. S. G. KRISHNAMURTY. " The spectrum of ionized tellurium, Te III." Communicated by M. N. SAHA, F.R.S.
12. D. SHOENBERG. " The magnetostriction of bismuth single crystals." Communicated by Lord RUTHERFORD, O.M., F.R.S.
13. D. E. LEA. "Secondary gamma rays excited by the passage of neutrons through matter." Communicated by Lord RUTHER- FORD, O.M., F.R.S.
14. E. V. APPLETON, F.R.S., and R. NAISMITH. "Some further measure- ments of upper atmospheric ionization."
15. G. D. ROCHESTER. " The absorption spectrum of stannous sulphide." Communicated by W. E. CURTIS, F.R.S.
16. M. L. E. OLIPHANT, A. E. KEMPTON, and Lord RUTHERFORD, O.M., F.R.S. " Some nuclear transformations of beryllium and boron."
17. J. CLAY. " The nature of cosmic rays." Communicated by Lord RUTHERFORD, O.M., F.R.S.
18. S. H. BASTOW and F. P. BOWDEN. "Physical properties of surfaces. II-Viscous flow of liquid films. The range of action of surface forces." Communicated by T. M. LOWRY, F.R.S.
19. F. L. ARNOT and G. 0. BAINES. " Elastic and inelastic cross-sections of the mercury atom." Communicated by H. S. ALLEN, F.R.S.
20. H. LIPSON. " The relation between the alum structures." Com- municated by W. L. BRAGG, F.R.S.
21. K. FUCHS. " A quantum mechanical investigation of the cohesive forces of metallic copper." Communicated by R. H. FOWLER, F.R.S.
22. R. W. LUNT, R. W. B. PEARSE, and E. C. W. SMITH. "The ?< 4502 band of NH." Communicated by A. FOWLER, F.R.S.
23. N. KtRTI and F. SIMON. " Experiments at very low temperatures obtained by the magnetic cooling method." Communicated by F. A. LINDEMANN, F.R.S.
24. A. and L. FARKAS. " Experiments on heavy hydrogen. V- The elementary reactions of light and heavy hydrogen; the
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thermal conversion of ortho-deuterium and the interaction of hydrogen and deuterium." Communicated by E. K. RIDEAL,
F.R.S.
25. Lord RAYLEIGH, F.R.S., and H. SPENCER JONES, F.R.S. "The light of the night sky analysis of the intensity variations at three stations."
26. C. C. MILLER. " The rate of transformation to methylurea of methylammonium cyanate dissolved in ethyl alcohol." Com- municated by J. KENDALL, F.R.S.
27. N. J. BERRILL. "' Studies in tunicate development. IV-Asexual reproduction." Communicated by D. M. S. WATSON, F.R.S.
28. R. A. FISHER, F.R.S. "Dominance in poultry."
29. E. W. YEMM. " The respiration of barley plants. I-Methods for the determination of carbohydrates in leaves ; 11-Carbohydrate concentration and carbon dioxide production in starving leaves." Communicated by A. G. TANSLEY, F.R.S.
30. C. D. DARLINGTON. "The internal mechanics of the chromo- somes. I-The nuclear cycle in Fritillaria. II-Prophase pairing at meiosis in Fritillaria. III-Relational coiling and crossing-over in Fritillaria." Communicated by Sir Daniel HALL, F.R.S.
31. R. R. GATES, F.R.S., and H. K. NANDI. "The cytology of trisomic mutatiQns in a wild species of Oenothera."
32. S. ZUCKERMAN. " The menstrual cycle of the primates. VIII- The oestrin-withdrawal theory of menstruation. IX-The effect of oestrin on the denervated sexual skin." Communicated by Sir Grafton Elliot SMITH, F.R.S.
33. C. TODD, F.R.S. "Cellular individuality in the higher animals with special reference to the individuality of the red blood corpuscle, III.'
34. A. W. GREENWOOD and J. S. S. BLYTH. "Variation in plumage response of brown Leghorn capons to oestrone. I-Intra- muscular injection. II-Intradermal injection." Communi- cated by A. S. PARKES, F.R.S.
35. Honor B. FELL and W. LANDAUER. " Experiments on skeletal growth and development in vitro in relation to the problem of avian phokomelia." Communicated by R. ROBISON, F.R.S.
Thursday, May 23, 1935.
Sir F. Gowland HOPKINS, President, in the Chair.
The President read -a letter from the Home Secretary expressing His Majesty's appreciation of the Loyal Address presented by the Society to their Patron on the occasion of his Silver Jubilee.
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Dr. N. K. Adam, Dr. E. J. Bowen, Professor W. E. le Gros Clark, Dr. J. de Graaff Hunter, Professor R. A. Peters, Dr. R. N. Salaman, and Dr. R. Stoneley were admitted into the Society.
Professor J. Barcroft, F.R.S., Professor of Physiology in the University of Cambridge, delivered the Croonian Lecture on " Foetal Respiration."
Thursday, May 30, 1935.
At 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Sir F. Gowland HOPKINS, President, in the Chair. And at 2.30 p.m. to 4.0 p.m.
Professor J. C. McLENNAN, in the Chair. A Discussion Meeting on " Supraconductivity and other low temperature
phenomena," was opened by Professor J. C. McLennan, F.R.S. Dr. J. D. Cockcroft, Dr. Shoenberg, Professor Simon, Dr. R. Peierls,
Professor W. H. Keesom, Dr. F. London, Dr. K. Mendelssohn, Professor W. Meissner, Professor L. Brillouin, Mr. J. D. Bernal, Dr. R. de L. Kronig, Professor N. F. Mott, and others took part.
At 4.30 p.m.
Sir F. Gowland HOPKINS, President, in the Chair. An ordinary meeting was held for the admission of Fellows. Professor E. N. da C. Andrade, Professor S. P. Bedson, Mr. G. E.
Briggs, Professor J. S. Foster, Dr. W. H. Hatfield, and Dr. B. A. Keen, were admitted into the Society.
Thursday, June 20, 1935.
Sir F. Gowland HOPKINS, O.M., President, in the Chair. Dr. Walter Elliot, P.C., was elected a Fellow of the Society under
Statute 12. Sir Frederick Banting, K.B.E., Professor H. G. Cannon, and Professor
J. Read were admitted into the Society. Professor 0. Loewi, Professor of Pharmacology in the University of
Graz, delivered the Ferrier Lecture on " Problems connected with the principle of humoral transmission of nervous impulses."
Thursday, June 27, 1935.
Sir F. Gowland HOPKINS, O.M., President, in the Chair.
Dr. Irving Langmuir (Schenectady) and Professor Max Wilhelm Carl Weber (Amsterdam) were elected Foreign Members of the Society.
The following papers were read:
1. W. A. BoNE, F.R.S., R. P. FRASER, and W. H. WHEELER. " A photo- graphic investigation of flame movement in gaseous explosions."
2. 0. H. LATTER and H. ELTRINGHAM, F.R.S. "The epigamic behaviour of Euploea (crastia) core asela Moore (Lepidoptera Danainae) with a description of the structure of the scent organs."
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3. B. F. J. SCHONLAND, D. J. MALAN, and H. COLLENS. " Progressive lightning, II." Communicated by Sir Charles Boys, F.R.S.
4. G. I. HARPER. "Crystal and slit systems for X-ray mono-chromatiza- tion and spectroscopy," with an Appendix by T. SMITH, F.R.S. Communicated by A. M. TYNDALL, F.R.S.
5. I. E. KNAGGS. "The crystal structure of cyanuric triazide." Communicated by Sir William BRAGG, O.M., F.R.S.
6. Lord RAYLEIGH, F.R.S. "Note on the oxygen afterglow."
7. R. P. BELL and Sir R. V. H. LEVINGE. " Acid catalysis in non- aqueous solvents. II-The rearrangement of N-brom- acetanilide in chlorobenzene catalysed by trichloracetic acid." Communicated by C. N. HINSHELWOOD, F.R.S.
8. A. H. WILSON. "The optical properties of solids." Communi- cated by R. H. FOWLER, F.R.S.
9. M. C. JOHNSON and F. A. VICK. "Cathode ray oscillography of gas adsorption phenomena. I-A method for measuring high- velocity approach to certain physical and chemical equilibria. II-Durations of an adsorbed state of oxygen on tungsten." Communicated by S. W. J. SMITH, F.R.S.
10. K. MENDELSSOHN and J. D. BABBITT. "Magnetic behaviour of supraconducting tin spheres." Communicated by F. A. LINDEMANN, F.R.S.
11. K. MENDELSSOHN and J. R. MOORE. " Specific heat of a supra- conducting alloy." Communicated by F. A. LINDEMANN, F.R.S.
12. G. C. MCVITTIE. " Absolute parallelism and metric in the expanding universe theory." Communicated by E. T. WHITTAKER, F.R.S.
13. F. T. FARMER and J. A. RATCLIFFE. "Measurements of the absorp- tion of wireless waves in the ionosphere." Communicated by E. V. APPLETON, F.R.S.
14. A. and L. FARKAS. "Experiments on heavy hydrogen. VI-The ratio of the magnetic moment of the proton to the magnetic moment of the deuteron." Communicated by E. K. RIDEAL, F.R.S.
15. R. V. SOUTHWELL, F.R.S. "Stress calculation in frameworks by the method of ' systematic relaxation of constraints '."
16. G. I. TAYLOR, F.R.S. "Distribution of velocity and temperature between concentric rotating cylinders."
17. W. H. ALDOUS and R. N. CAMPBELL. "The effect of secondary emission upon the fluctuations of the current in a triode (shot effect)." Communicated by R. H. FOWLER, F.R.S.
18. B. BRU2S. "Thermodynamics of stationary systems. I-The thermoelement. II-The diffusion element." Communicated by R. H. FOWLER, F.R.S.
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19. C. F. GOODEVE and A. W. C. TAYLOR. "The continuous absorption spectrum of hydrogen bromide." Communicated by F. G. DONNAN, F.R.S.
20. A. G. HALES. " The thermal stability of the lower atmosphere." Communicated by H. JEFFREYS, F.R.S.
21. D. R. HARTREE, F.R.S. " Results of calculations of atomic wave functions. IV-Results for F-, A1+3 and Rb+."
22. J. C. DOBBIE. " New terms in the spectrum of Fell." Communi- cated by Sir Arthur EDDINGTON, F.R.S.
23. E. M. STODDART. " The preparation of oxygen by the electrolysis of baryta." Communicated by F. G. DONNAN, F.R.S.
24. T. BJERGE and C. N. WESTCOTT. " On the slowing down of neutrons in various substances containing hydrogen." Communicated by Lord RUTHERFORD, O.M., F.R.S.
25. E. C. TITCHMARSH, F.R.S. "' The zeros of the Riemann zeta function."
26. S. CHAPMAN, F.R.S. " The lunar tide in the earth's atmosphere."
27. J. P. Gorr. " On the electron charge collected by water-drops falling through a cloud of electrically charged particles in a vertical electric field." Communicated by C. T. R. WILSON, F.R.S.
28. E. W. R. STEACIE and G. T. SHAW. "The homogeneous unimolecular decomposition of gaseous alkyl nitrites." Communicated by A. S. EVE, F.R.S.
29. A. R. UBBELOHDE. " Investigations on the combustion of hydro- carbons. II-Absorption spectra and chemical properties of intermediates." Communicated by A. EGERTON, F.R.S.
30. D. STOCKDALE. " Simple numerical relationships in binary metallic and other binary systems." Communicated by Sir William POPE, F.R.S.
31. J. A. DARBYSHIRE and E. R. COOPER. "Diffraction of electrons
by metal crystals and by mica." Communicated by W. L. BRAGG, F.R.S.
32. S. G. FOORD and R. G. W. NORRISH. "A study of sensitized
explosions. I-The hydrogen-oxygen reaction catalysed by nitrogen peroxide." Communicated by T. M. LOWRY, F.R.S.
33. W. PAYMAN and H. TITMAN. " Explosion waves and shock waves. Ill-The initiation of detonation in mixtures of ethylene and oxygen and of carbon monoxide and oxygen." Communicated by J. F. THORPE, F.R.S.
34. C. G. DARWIN, F.R.S. "Notes on magneto-optics."
'35. Lord RAYLEIGH, F.R.S. "Active nitrogen of long duration law of decay, and of increased brightness on compression."
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36. H. W. BEAMS and R. L. KING. "The effect of ultracentrifuging on the cells of the root tip of the bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)." Communicated by J. P. HILL, F.R.S.
37. A. T. PUGSLEY, T. H. ODDIE, and C. E. EDDY. The action of X-rays on certain bacteria." Communicated by T. H. LABY,
F.R.S.
38. E. I. WHITE. "The ostracoderm Pteraspis Kner and the relation- ship of the Agnathous vertebrates." Communicated by Sir Arthur Smith WOODWARD, F.R.S.
39. P. C. KOLLER. "The internal mechanics of the chromosomes. IV-Pairing and coiling in salivary gland nuclei of Drosophila." Communicated by Sir Daniel HALL, F.R.S.
40. W. V. MAYNEORD and E. M. F. ROE. " The ultra-violet absorption spectra of some complex aromatic hydrocarbons." Communi- cated by E. L. KENNAWAY, F.R.S.
41. S. Russ and G. M. ScoTT. " On a method of increasing the sensitive- ness of animal tumours to X-rays." Communicated by C. H. BROWNING, F.R.S.
42. H. GRUNEBERG. "A new sub-lethal colour mutation in the house mouse." Communicated by J. B. S. HALDANE, F.R.S.
43. Ruth DEANESLY. " The reproductive processes of certain mammals. IX-Growth and reproduction in the stoat (Mustela erminea)." Communicated by Sir Henry DALE, Sec. R.S.
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