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THE portrait of Sir William Crookes by Mr. E. A.Walton, to which reference was made in our issue of February y (p. 481), was presented to1 the Royal Society before the ordinary meeting on Thursday last, February 16. In the absence of the treasurer of the fund, Lord Avebury, the presentation was made on behalf of the subscribers by Prof. Meldola, who acknowledged the active cooperation of his colleague, Prof. Pope. The necessary fund was contributed by about 130 Fellows of the society. Sir Archibald Geikie, as president, accepted the portrait on behalf of the society in a graceful speech. Sir William Crookes also expressed his thanks to the subscribers for the honour, they had conferred upon him. In the course of his remarks he said that in two years he hoped to, celebrate the jubilee of his fellowship, as his election dated from 1863.
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Notes . Nature 85, 547–552 (1911). https://doi.org/10.1038/085547b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/085547b0
