| Description | Brief listing of exhibits and exhibitors at the Royal Society's annual displays at Burlington House, London, with descriptive text. Arranged by rooms, Rooms 1-6 and Meeting Room. Commencing with a note on a sound film to be shown during the evening and 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'. It continues: 'The exhibits in Room 3 (Reception Room), Room 4 (Small Library), and Room 5 (Main Library) constitute the Scientific Information Conference Exhibition and particulars of these are give in the Exhibition Catalogue.' The numbering of this exhibition catalogue therefore begins at 23.
Room 1:
23. Phase-contrast and ultra-violet microscopy of living cells, exhibited by the National Institute for Medical Research.
24. A biologically balanced aquarium for the culture of the snail vectors of Schistosomiasis (Mr. O. D. Standen), exhibited by the Wellcome Research Institution.
25. Photographs showing the results given in metallurgical work by the phase-contrast microscope, exhibited by the National Physical Laboratory (Metallurgy Division).
Room 2:
26. Model of a 16 MeV betatron, silicon putty, exhibited by the British Thompson-Houston Company Limited.
27. The invasion of British estuaries by the Australian barnacle Elminius modestus (Dr. J. P. [John Philip] Harding), exhibited by the British Museum (Natural History).
28. Gold work discovered by Sir Flinders Petrie F.R.S., dating from the HYKSOS occupation of Palestine, exhibited by Lady Hilda Mary Isabel Petrie.
Room 3 (Reception Room):
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.
Floral exhibit by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Room 6:
29. Parallel modification of the wing pattern in the geographical races of species of the genus Euploea Fab. (Lepidoptera) (A. G. [Alfred George] Gabriel for the late Dr. A. S. [Alexander Steven] Corbet), exhibited by the British Museum (Natural History).
30. Some examples of the uses of methyl methacrylate ("Perspex") in museum techniques, exhibited by the British Museum (Natural History).
31. Brass relief cut by explosive, exhibited by Imperial Chemical Industries Limited (Explosives Division).
Meeting Room:
A sound film will be shown at 9.15, 9.45 and 10.15 p.m., as under -
Mitosis of living cells and tissue culture shown by phase-contrast (Dr. [Arthur Frederick William] Hughes, Strangeways Laboratory), exhibited by Cooke, Troughton and Simms Limited. |