Press cuttings relating to the Royal Society Press cuttings and other printed information concerning the Royal Society and its Fellows. Compiled by the organisation's staff. The volume contains some obituaries and death notices, including: Bertram Hopkinson's aircraft crash (p.7); Reginald Philip Gregory, from influenza (p.17); William Crookes (pp.27-29); John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh (p.34); Srinivasa Ramanujan (p.66); William de Wiveleslie Abney (p.74); James Dewar (p.100); Henry Hayden's climbing accident (pp.101-102); and many others. Cuttings also include accounts of the Royal Society's conversaziones, anniversary meetings, award of medals and other events. Other content: the ostracism of German scientists after the First World War (p.1, pp.7-9, pp.15-17); scientists in Parliament (pp.22-23); Ernest Rutherford's work in Manchester and appointment to Cambridge University (pp.28-29); Henry Moseley's death at Gallipoli (pp.44-46); Albert Einstein and the 1919 Eclipse expeditions, 'Newtonian ideas overthrown' (pp.48-54); Mackie Expedition to Uganda (pp.67-72); Charles Russ and 'a new force' [pseudoscience] (pp.83-84); Yarrow Professorships (pp.103-106). Other topics are highly varied. There are letters to the editors of the various newspapers. These cuttings are attributed to the source newspaper and dated in manuscript. A paper label on the cover is inscribed: 'Royal Society Scrap Book 1918-1926.' 6 August 1918-30 August 1926