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AT the request of the Swedish geologists, the International Geological Congress took place this year instead of in 1909. This year was also that in which the International Zoological Congress naturally fell to be held. Since, for the convenience of university workers, these congresses are usually held at the same time of year, and since they, with their excursions, now extend over a considerable period, especially in the case of the Geological Congress, it was almost inevitable that the times of the meetings should clash. This may not affect a large number of participants, but it is rather hard on palæontologists, whose interests lie in both camps, and who, even with the aid of the aëroplane, cannot be in two places at once.
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BATHER, F. Conflicting Dates of International Congresses. Nature 85, 139 (1910). https://doi.org/10.1038/085139c0
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