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SIR HENRY ROSCOE'S watchful regard of the true interests of science was evidenced by his recent question in the House to the First Lord of the Admiralty, whether, in consequence of the resignation of Dr. Debus of the Professorship of Chemistry in the Royal Naval School at Greenwich, it was proposed to reduce the status of this post to a lectureship; and if so, whether he would take into consideration the inexpediency of this step being taken, in view of the importance to naval officers of a knowledge of this science, and of the necessity that in the Government Naval School the post in question should be filled by a gentleman of the highest possible scientific position and attainments.
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The Choice of a Chemist to the Navy . Nature 38, 265 (1888). https://doi.org/10.1038/038265a0
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