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NEW chemical and physical laboratories were opened by Sir William Bragg at the United College of St. Salvator and St. Leonard, Univer sity of St. Andrews, on the afternoon of Friday, December 4. Before proceeding to the new build ing, Sir William Bragg, who received a cordial wel come in the city of the scarlet gown, was promoted to the honorary degree of LL.D. at the hands of Sir James Irvine, Vice - Chancellor. Mr. William Whitelaw, chairman of the London and North-Eastern Railway Company, was the recipient of the same honour. In a memorable address, Sir William Bragg described the modern developments of atomic and molecular theory, pointing out the extreme delicacy of the method of X-ray analysis, not only in determining the structure of crystals, but also in measuring the length of one of the curious chain-like molecules which are based on carbon links. He emphasised the importance of inquiry into details in pure and also in applied science. It is that inti mate examination of details which results in the advance of knowledge, and affords so fascinating a prospect to the inquirer.
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New Laboratories at St. Andrews. Nature 116, 883–884 (1925). https://doi.org/10.1038/116883a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/116883a0