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THE meeting of the British Association in Manchester will provide a busy week for those who choose to avail themselves of the opportunities provided for scientific discussion and visits to places of special interest. As previously announced, the long-distance excursions that old members are accustomed to on the afternoon of the Saturday and on the last Wednesday of the meeting will not be found on the programme, but the executive committee has arranged for a large number of visits to the principal municipal undertakings, works, and warehouses, which should prove to be of exceptional interest. Most of these visits will be made in the afternoon, and will not therefore interfere with the important work of the sections. It is difficult to select from the list any one that may be regarded as especially noteworthy because there is so much variety offered by the great industrial community of which Manchester is the centre, and an appeal to many different interests will be made. But as the Manchester Ship Canal is sometimes regarded as one of the wonders of the world, it is probable that the visit to the Manchester docks and canal will be one of the most attractive features. This visit will take place on the afternoon of Friday, September 10, and the party will be limited to one hundred. The Ship Canal Company has kindly provided a special steamer for the visitors, and arrangements will be made for the inspection of all the principal engineering features of this great undertaking.
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The British Association Meeting in Manchester . Nature 96, 7 (1915). https://doi.org/10.1038/096007a0
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