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WRITING on the eve of the meeting, there is every prospect that the Sheffield meeting of the association will be a successful one, and a certainty that, with an improvement in the weather conditions, it will be an enjoyable one. A considerable amount of private hospitality is being dispensed, but, even so, late arrivals will have some difficulty in finding accommodation. Local interest is considerable, and all classes are combining to give a welcome worthy of the city. One special feature will be the opportunity afforded to members to inspect the operations connected with armour and armament, all the firms engaged in naval shipbuilding opening their works to large parties. Members should be, however, careful to apply for tickets immediately on arrival, as some are open only on the Thursday. The technical instruction and investigations in iron and steel metallurgy carried on in the University have been of very material assistance in enabling Sheffield to maintain its leading position as the centre of high-class steel production, and the University is arranging to run its furnaces and special plants on afternoons at the close of the sectional meetings. Amongst the most interesting may be mentioned the crucible house, the Kjellin electric melting furnace, the electric hardening furnace, and the new form of the Siemens' acid open-hearth furnace. Interest will also be taken in the exhibition of Dr. Sorby's original micro-sections.
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The British Association at Sheffield . Nature 84, 274–291 (1910). https://doi.org/10.1038/084274a0
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