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THE centenary: of the Edinburgh Geological Society was! celebrated on Monday and Tuesday, September 3 and 4. A considerable number of invitations had been sent out to kindred societies and institutions both at home and abroad, and a most gratifying response was received. On Monday morning the delegates were received by the president of the Society, Sir John Fletti Naturally the majority came from Scotland and England, but out of a total of sixty visitors, thirteen came from the Continent, nine represented the Colonial Empire, and four the United States of America. Following this reception, the whole party, including many fellows of the Society, had lunch in the city and proceeded to visit the Royal Scottish Museum, where the various exhibits were demon-strated by the Museum staff. Afterwards a visit was paid to the offices of the Scottish branch of H.M. Geological Survey. Here all branches of the work were illustrated by carefully prepared exhibits including photographs, maps, rock collections and models. On Monday evening the fellows of the Society and the delegates were received by the Lord Provost and Town Council of the city. Tuesday's programme opened in the Geology Department of the University with a welcome by the principal, Sir Thomas Holland, who gave an address oh the position of geology at the time the Society was founded. This was followed by addresses by Prof. F. D. Adams of Montreal, who dealt with the beginnings of Canadian geological survey. Prof. C. F. Kolderup, of Bergen, compared the geology of Norway with that of Scotland, and Prof. Baron de Geer gave an interesting summary of the work on varve-clays and their possible use in correlating glacial deposits throughout the world. Prof. W. N. Benson, of New Zealand, described the work of Sir James Hector, who was a graduate of the University of Edinburgh and a member of the Society and initiated the geological survey of New Zealand. The afternoon was devoted to a tour of places of geological interest within the city. The celebrations were brought to a close on Tuesday evening when the Society entertained its delegates to a dinner.
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Edinburgh Geological Society Centenary. Nature 134, 412–413 (1934). https://doi.org/10.1038/134412c0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/134412c0