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THE Council of the Royal Society has adjudicated the medals for the current year as follows:—The Copley Medal to Lord Rayleigh, F.R.S., for his contributions to physical science; a Royal Medal to Prof. George Francis Fitzgerald, F.R.S., for his contributions to the advancement of physical science, especially in the domains of optics and electricity; a Royal Medal to Prof. William Carmichael McIntosh, F.R.S., for his important monograph on British marine zoology and on the fisheries industries, and on account of his work in establishing a Marine Biological Laboratory at St. Andrews; the Davy Medal to Mr. Edward Schunck, F.R.S., for his investigations on madder, indigo and chlorophyll. Her Majesty the Queen has graciously signified her approval of the award of the Royal Medals.
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Notes . Nature 61, 58–61 (1899). https://doi.org/10.1038/061058b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/061058b0
