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BRITISH science has been honoured by the award of the Nobel prize for physics to Lord Rayleigh, and the prize for chemistry to Sir William. Ramsay, K.C.B., F.R.S. Prof. Pavloff, of the Military Academy of Medicine at St. Petersburg, has been awarded the prize for physiology. The distribution of the prizes took place at Stockholm on December 10 in the presence of King Oscar and the Royal Family, foreign ministers and members of the Cabinet, and many leading representatives of science, art, and literature. After speeches had been delivered by the vice-president and other representatives of the Nobel committee, and of the Academies of Science, Medicine, and Literature, King Oscar personally presented Lord Rayleigh, Sir William Ramsay, and Prof. Pavloff with their prizes, together with diplomas and gold medals. The sum of money attaching to each prize amounts to about 7825l. The distribution of the prizes was followed by a banquet, at which the Crown Prince presided; and among the company were Prince and Princess Charles, Lord arid Lady Rayleigh, Sir William and Lady Ramsay, and M. and Mme. Pavloff. Count Morner proposed the health of Prof. Pavloff, Prof. Petterson that of Sir William Ramsay, and Prof. Hasselberg that of Lord Rayleigh. On Monday Sir William Ramsay delivered a lecture on argon and helium at the Academy of Sciences, and King Oscar gave a dinner party to the prize winners. On Tuesday Lord Rayleigh delivered a lecture at the academy on the density of gases. Both lectures were highly appreciated and greatly applauded. It is announced that Lord Rayleigh proposes to present to Cambridge University the value of the Nobel prize for physics awarded to him.