| Description | Brief listing of exhibits and exhibitors at the Royal Society's special reception at Burlington House, London, with descriptive text. Arranged by rooms, Rooms 1-4. Commencing with notes that guests would be received by the President [Howard Florey], that floral displays are by courtesy of the Director of the Royal Botanic Gadens, Kew. With an acknowledgement that 'By the courtesy of the President and Council of the Geological Society, their rooms have been opened for this occasion'. The catalogue of exhibits begins with a disclaimer: 'The descriptions of exhibits in this catalogue are supplied by the exhibitors, who alone are responsible for their accuracy'.
Room 1:
The Mace of the Royal Society presented by King Charles II in 1663.
The Charter Book of the Royal Society which contains the signatures of the Royal Patrons and of the Fellows of the Society.
Room 2:
1. Special committee on Antarctic research: general organisation of SCAR, cartography, conservation of nature in Antarctica, aurora and geomagnetism, meteorology and glaciology, with a selection of watercolours from the Scott Polar Research Institiute, exhibited by Dr. Gordon de Quetteville Robin, Secretary of SACR and Director of the Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge.
Room 3:
2. Studies of oceanic squid, exhibited by Dr. M.R. Clarke, National Institute of Oceanography, Surrey.
3. International co-operation in whale marking in the southern hemisphere, exhibited by Mr. S.G. Brown, National Institute of Oceanography, Surrey.
4. The distribution of marine animals, exhibited by Mr. K.J.H. Andrews, Dr. A. de C. Baker, Mr. P.M. David, Mr. P. Foxton, and Mr. J.W.S. Marr, National Institute of Oceanography, Surrey.
5. Sonic scattering of layers in the sea, exhibited by Mr. R.I. Currie, National Institute of Oceanography, Surrey.
6. Deep sea echo-sounding and sea floor studies, exhibited by Miss. M.L. Hadley and Dr. A.S. Laughton, National Institute of Oceanography, Surrey.
7. Measuring currents at great depths in the sea using neutrally buoyant floats, exhibited by Dr. J.C. Swallow, National Institute of Oceanography, Surrey.
8. The proposed British contribution to the International Indian Ocean Expedition, National Institute of Oceanography, Surrey.
9. Magnetic measurement at sea, exhibited by the Department of Geodesy and Geophysics, University of Cambridge, and Bruce Peebles and Company Limited, Edinburgh.
10. General bathymetric chart of the ocean published by the International Hydrographic Bureau, Monaco.
Room 4:
11. Publications of ICSU and its federated unions and the special committees, exhibited by the Royal Society.
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