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A PRELIMINARY announcement of the Physical Society's twenty-third Annual Exhibition of Scientific Instruments and Apparatus which is to be held at the Imperial College, South Kensington, on January 3–5 has already appeared in these columns (Dec. 10, p. 887). Particulars are given there of the times of opening and of the times and titles of the discourses. The catalogue of the exhibition, which is used by many as a reference book during the year, has now been published, and copies may be obtained from the Exhibition Secretary, at the office of the Society, 1, Lowther Gardens, Exhibition Road, London, S.W.7 (9d. post free). We are glad to notice that although the name of the Optical Society no longer appears on the catalogue, since it has amalgamated with the Physical Society of London, the optical instrument trade is as well represented as in former years. The Physical Society is making an important contribution to the scientific instrument trade by the inclusion of a section for apprentices and learners at the Annual Exhibition. The catalogue shows that the exhibits in the research and experimental section will be of great interest, and that the trade section, which forms the principal part of the exhibition, will include many important new developments. The value of the exhibition is enhanced by the excellent response of those taking part in it to the desire expressed by the organising committee, that the working parts of instruments or apparatus should be exposed to view. In some instances exhibitors have provided working models. We understand that the discourses to be delivered at the exhibition will be fully illustrated by experiments, lantern slides, and cinematograph films.
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Exhibition of Scientific Instruments and Apparatus. Nature 130, 992 (1932). https://doi.org/10.1038/130992c0
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