Description | Matters arising, including: notes on guests, the mathematicians Emile Borel and Jacques Hadamard, with Royal Society medallists; the Treasurer reported on the location of the next dinner; welcoming remarks from the President and answering remarks from Professor Hademard; Dr. [Harry Egerton] Wimperis spoke about V2 rockets; Sir Robert Robertson referred to an American article on his work on diamonds; Sir Geoffrey Taylor spoke about rocket types; a Danish guest, Mr. Karsten, gave an account of Denmark under occupation; and Sir David Brunt spoke about his work on meteorology, and his theory of the Loch Ness monster. |