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THE meeting of the British Association at Sheffield concluded with the usual votes of thanks on Wednesday of last week. The attendance of members from outside was quite up to the average, but the influx of new local members was small, with the result that the year was a lean one for grants for research, and it was found necessary to draw on the balances from former years. Notwithstanding, however, the small local support of the association itself, the reception accorded was a very warm and hearty one, and the arrangements left little to be desired. A special feature of the meeting was the visits to the large works, the magnitude of the operations carried out, and the combination of science with practical organisation making a great impression on the association as a whole. Indeed, the hearty cooperation of city and University, and the way in which science is applied in all the large industries, has been a matter of constant reference amongst members, whilst the natural beauties of the surrounding district have come as a surprise to all. With the possible exception of one or two sections, the scientific level of the papers read was high, and although no startling new discoveries were announced, there were many papers showing very real progress on old lines. Possibly the meeting may be remembered as that at which the achievement of at last isolating the positive electron was announced by Sir J. J. Thomson.
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The Sheffield Meeting of the British Association . Nature 84, 333–339 (1910). https://doi.org/10.1038/084333a0
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