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1 267 IN D EX T O NOTES AND RECORDS, Volume 30, Address at the Memorial Service o f Sir Robert Robinson, O.M., F.R.S. at W estminster Abbey on 29 April 1975 (Lord Todd), 1 Address at W estminster Abbey, on the occasion o f the tercentenary o f the Royal Greenwich Observatory (Sir Bernard Lovell), 127 Airy, Sir G. B., F.R.S. ( ) and the symptamology o f migraine (J. R. Levene), 15 Anniversary D inner 1974, 5 Award o f the Copley Medal to Charles Darwin (M. J. Bartholomew) Bartholomew, M. J. The award o f the Copley Medal to Charles Darwin. Bibliography o f recent books and articles dealing w ith the history o f the Royal Society, h i Bridge-building, Contributions to the science of, in the nineteenth century by Henry Moseley, Hon.Ll.D., F.R.S. and W illiam Pole, D.Mus., F.R.S. (T. M. Charlton), 169 Brimelow, Sir Thomas, Speech at Anniversary Dinner, 1974, 5 Buckland, W illiam, F.R.S. ( ) and an Oxford Geological Lecture, 1823 (J. M. Edmonds and J. A. Douglas), 141 Central nervous system, From electrical to chemical transmission in the, (Sir John Eccles), 219 Chandrasekhar, S., Verifying the theory o f relativity, 249 Charlton, T. M. Contributions to the science o f bridge-building in the nineteenth century by Henry Moseley, Hon.Ll.D., F.R.S. and W illiam Pole, D.M us., F.R.S., 169 Conversaziones and Reception, 1975,117 Copley Medal, The award of, to Charles Darwin (M. J. Bartholomew), 209 Dale, Sir Henry ( ). Some letters and papers (W. D. M. Paton), 231 Darwin, Charles, The award o f the Copley Medal to, (M. J. Bartholomew), 209 D arw in letters at Shrewsbury School (A. E. Gunther), 25 Douglas, J. A. and Edmonds, J. M. W illiam Buckland, F.R.S. ( ) and an Oxford Geological Lecture, 1823,141 Eccles, Sir John. From electrical to chemical transmission in the central nervous system, 219 Eccles, Sir John. Letters from C. S. Sherrington, F.R.S. to Angelo Ruffini between 1896 and 1903, 69 Edmonds, J. M. and Douglas, J. A. W illiam Buckland, F.R.S. ( ) and an O xford Geological Lecture, 1823,141

2 268 Election of Fellows, 1975, 106 Fellows, Election of, 1975,,106 From electrical to chemical transmission in the central nervous system (Sir John Eccles), 219 Geological Lecture, Oxford, 1823, William Buckland, F.R.S. ( ) and, (J. M. Edmonds andj..a Douglas), 141 Grattan-Guinness, {. The Royal Society s financial support of the publication o f Whitehead and Russell s Principia Mathematica, 89; Gravitation, The Royal Observatory and the study of (W. H. McCrea), 133 Gunther, A. E. The Darwin letters at Shrewsbury School, 25 Hill, A. V. Jewels in my acquaintance with C. S. Sherrington, F.R.S., 65 Hodgkin, Sir Alan. Speech at Anniversary Dinner, 1974, 10 Huxley, Thomas Henry, his baptism into oratory (J. Vernon Jensen), 181 Jensen, J. Vernon. Thomas Henry Huxley s baptism into oratory, 181 Jewels in my acquaintance with C. S. Sherrington, F.R.S. (A. V. Hill), 65 Letters from C. S. Sherrington, F.R.S. to Angelo Ruffini between 1896 and 1903 (Sir John Eccles), 69 Levene, J. R. Sir G. B. Airy, F.R.S. ( ) and the symptomatology o f migraine, 15 Lovell, Sir Bernard. Address at Wesminster Abbey, on the occasion o f the tercentenary of the Royal Greenwich Observatory, 127 McCrea, W. H. The Royal Observatory and the study of gravitation, 133 Medal, Copley, The award of, to Charles Darwin (M. J. Bartholomew), 209 Medallists, 1974, 105 Memorial Service of Sir Robert Robinson, O.M., F.R.S. at Westminster Abbey on 29 April 1975, Address at (Lord Todd), 1 Migraine, Sir G. B. Airy, F.R.S. ( ) and the symptomatology of, (J. R. Levene), 15 Moseley, Henry, Hon.Ll.D., F.R.S. and Pole, William, D.Mus., F.R.S., c Contributions to the science of bridge-building in the nineteenth century by (T. M. Charlton), 169 Notes, The Society s 105,261 Obituary, 105, 261 Paton, W. D. M. Sir Henry Dale ( ). Some letters and papers, 231 Pole, William, D.Mus., F.R.S. and Moseley, Henry, Hon.Ll.D., F.R.S., Contributions to the science of bridge-building in the nineteenth century by, (T. M. Charlton), 169 Principia Mathematica, Whitehead and Russell s, The Royal Society s financial support o f the, (I. Grattan-Guinness), 89

3 269 Relativity, Verifying the theory of, (S. Chandrasekhar) Robinson, Sir Robert, O.M., F.R.S. Address at the Memorial Service for, at Westminster Abbey on 29 April 1975 (Lord Todd), 1 Royal Greenwich Observatory, Address at Westminster Abbey, on the occasion of the tercentenary of, (Sir Bernard Lovell), 127 Royal Observatory and the study of gravitation (W. H. McCrea), 133 Royal Society s financial support of the publication of Whitehead and Russell s Principia Mathematica (I. Grattan-Guinness), 89 Ruffini, Angelo, Letters from C. S. Sherrington to, between 1896 and 1903 (Sir John Eccles), 69 Russell and Whitehead s Principia Mathematica. The Royal Society s financial support of the publication of, (I. Grattan-Guinness), 89 Sherrington, C. E. R. Charles Scott Sherrington ( ), 45 Sherrington, Charles Scott ( ) (C. E. R. Sherrington), 45 Sherrington, C. S. Jewels in my acquaintance with, (A. V. Hill), 65 Sherrington, C. S. Letters from C. S. Sherrington to Angelo Ruffini between 1896 and 1903 (Sir John Eccles), 69 Shrewsbury School, Darwin letters at, (A. E. Gunther), 25 Some letters and papers. Sir Henry Dale ( ) (W. D. M. Paton), 231 Todd, Lord. Address at the Memorial Service for Sir Robert Robinson, O.M., F.R.S., at Westminster Abbey on 29 April, 1975, 1 Verifying the theory of relativity (S. Chandrasekhar), 249 Whitehead and Russell s Principia Mathematica, The Royal Society s financial support of the publication o f (I. Grattan-Guinness), 89

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6 CONTENTS V olume 30 No. i,july 197s PAGE Address at the Memorial Service for Sir Robert Robinson, O.M., F.R.S. at Westminster Abbey on 29 April By Lord T o d d, F.R.S. Anniversary Dinner Sir G. B. Airy, F.R.S. ( ) and the symptomatology of migraine.. 15 By John R. Levene The Darwin letters at Shrewsbury School By A. E. Gunther Charles Scott Sherrington ( ) By C. E. R. Sherrington Jewels in my acquaintance with C. S. Sherrington, F.R.S By A. V. H ill, F.R.S. Letters from C. S. Sherrington, F.R.S. to Angelo Ruffini between 1896 and By Sir John Eccles, F.R.S. The Royal Society s financial support of the publication of Whitehead and Russell s Principia Mathematica By I. Grattan- guinness The Society s Notes ( Plate 1) Bibliography of recent books and articles dealing with the history of the Royal Society m Errata

7 CONTENTS V olume 30 No. 2, January 1976 PAGE Conversaziones and Reception, Address at Westminster Abbey, on the occasion of the tercentenary o f the Royal Greenwich Observatory By Sir Bernard Lovell, F.R.S. The Royal Observatory and the study of gravitation By W. H. McCrea, F.R.S. ( Plates2-5) William Buckland, F.R.S. ( ) and an Oxford Geological Lecture, ByJ. M. Edmonds and J. A. D ouglas ( Pla6) Contributions to the science of bridge-building in the nineteenth century by Henry Moseley, Hon. Ll.D., F.R.S. and William Pole, D.Mus., F.R.S By T. M. Charlton Thomas Henry Huxley s baptism into oratory ByJ. Vernon Jensen The award of the Copley Medal to Charles Darwin By M. J. Bartholomew From electrical to chemical transmission in the central nervous system By Sir John Eccles, F.R.S. ( Plate7) Sir Henry Dale ( ). Some letters and p a p e rs By W. D. M. Paton, F.R.S. ( Plate8) Verifying the theory of relativity By S. Chandrasekhar, F.R.S. The Society s Notes i Bibliography o f recent books and articles dealing with the history of the Royal S o c i e t y Index. 267

8 LIST OF PLATES PLATE 2. The North face of the Observatory, c Rev. John Flamsteed, F.R.S. ( ) 4. Rev. Nevil Maskelyne, F.R.S. ( ) Sir George Biddell Airy, K.C.B., F.R.S. ( ). James Glaisher, F.R.S. ( ) Sydney Chapman, F.R.S ). 5. Sir Frank Watson Dyson, K.B.E., F.R.S. ( ). Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington, O.M., F.R.S. ( ) Total eclipse of the Sun on 29 May William Buckland lecturing in Sir Henry Dale, O.M., F.R.S. ( ) 8. Sir Henry Dale and Otto Loewi Facing page 134 Facing page 135 Facing page 136 Facing page 137 Facing page 153 Facing page 230 Facing page 237

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