Applications of Reference Materials in Analytical Chemistry By Vicki Barwick, Shaun Burke, Richard Lawn, Peter Roper, and Ron Walker (Laboratory of the Government Chemist, Teddington, U.K.). Royal Society of Chemistry:  Cambridge. 2001. xii + 148 pp. £59.50. ISBN:  0-85404-448-5.

2002 ◽  
Vol 124 (8) ◽  
pp. 1829-1829
Keyword(s):  
Analytical Chemistry ◽  
Reference Materials ◽  
Royal Society ◽  
The Government ◽  
Government Chemist

scholarly journals Solar eclipse of May 28, 1900. Preliminary report of the expedition to the south limit of totality to obtain photographs of the flash spectrum in high solar latitudes

1901 ◽  
Vol 67 (435-441) ◽  
pp. 370-385 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Eclipse ◽  
Royal Society ◽  
Preliminary Report ◽  
The South ◽  
Astronomical Society ◽  
Royal Astronomical Society ◽  
The Government ◽  
Flash Spectrum ◽  
Government Grant

This expedition was one of those organised by the Joint Permanent Eclipse Committee of the Royal Society and the Royal Astronomical Society, funds being provided from a grant made by the Government Grant Committee. The following were the principal objects which I had in view in arranging the expedition:— To obtain a long series of photographs of the chromosphere and flash spectrum, including regions of the sun’s surface in mid-latitudes, and near one of the poles.

scholarly journals Royal society expedition to montserrat, B. W. I. preliminary report on seismic observations

1937 ◽  
Vol 158 (894) ◽  
pp. 479-494 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Royal Society ◽  
Preliminary Report ◽  
Leeward Islands ◽  
The Government

The following preliminary report deals briefly with the observations made during my residence in Montserrat from 24 March to 24 July, 1936, and with the main conclusions to be drawn from them. The Royal Society Expedition is greatly indebted to the representatives of His Majesty’s Government, to His Excellency Sir Gordon Lethem, Governor of the Leeward Islands, and to the Commissioner and Acting Commissioners of Montserrat for much kindness and assistance. We are also indebted for the most generous and liberal assistance rendered to the expedition by officials, representatives of organizations, and private individuals in ways too numerous to be described in detail. The members of the Expedition had the fullest support from the Government and the citizens of the island.

III. On the figure, dimensions, and mean specific gravity of the Earth, as derived from the ordnance trigonometrical survey of Great Britain and Ireland

1857 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 111-116 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Great Britain ◽  
Specific Gravity ◽  
Royal Society ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The Earth ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Government

The Trigonometrical Survey of the United Kingdom commenced in the year 1784, under the immediate auspices of the Royal Society; the first base was traced by General Roy on the 16th of April of that year, on Hounslow Heath, in presence of Sir Joseph Banks, then President of the Society, and some of its most distinguished Fellows. The principal object which the Government had then in view, was the connexion of the Observatories of Paris and Greenwich by means of a triangulation, for the purpose of determining the difference of longitude between the two observatories.

VI. The Royal Society and the Government Grant: Notes on the Administration of Scientific Research, 1849–191

1971 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 323-358 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. M. Macleod
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Royal Society ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
Scientific Societies ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Government ◽  
Support Of Research ◽  
Public Money ◽  
Government Grant ◽  
Century Science

The development of government participation in the support of research is one of the most significant characteristics of nineteenth-century science. As public money became available for science, the social framework of research underwent a profound transformation. This process of transformation is not easy to define, but the response of scientific societies and institutions sometimes provides significant clues.

Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Pesticide Residues in Foodstuffs: Comparison of Methods

1974 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
pp. 153-164
Author(s):  
Nigel A Smart ◽  
Alan R C Hill ◽  
Patricia A Roughan
Keyword(s):  
Pesticide Residues ◽  
Comparison Of Methods ◽  
Chlorinated Hydrocarbon ◽  
The Government ◽  
Government Chemist ◽  
A Current

Abstract The AOAC, de Faubert Maunder et al., and Wood methods have been examined for determining BHC, aldrin, heptachlor, DDT, and their major metabolites in milk, butter, cheese, and eggs. Also, the AOAC and the Laboratory of the Government Chemist (UK) methods have been investigated for these pesticides in apples, and both of the latter methods, together with a current EEC method, have been evaluated for measuring the pesticides in potatoes, carrots, and cabbages. Recoveries for these methods were determined by using samples with both added and incurred pesticide residues. There were no gross discrepancies in the results obtained by the different methods, although for certain foodstuffs and in certain situations some methods appeared preferable to others.

scholarly journals The logic of scientific unity? Medawar, the Royal Society and the Rothschild controversy 1971–72

2015 ◽  
Vol 70 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neil Calver ◽  
Miles Parker
Keyword(s):  
Royal Society ◽  
Applied Science ◽  
The Political ◽  
Karl Popper ◽  
Philosophical Basis ◽  
Science Community ◽  
The Government ◽  
Pure Research ◽  
Political Battle

In 1971 Lord (Victor) Rothschild published his report for the government, The organisation and management of government R&D , and Sir Peter Medawar launched a campaign for the election of Sir Karl Popper to Fellowship of the Royal Society. We explore these two developments in the contexts of the then current views of the role and purpose of science, and their underpinning philosophy. Although the political battle was won by Rothschild, resulting in major changes to the funding and management of applied R&D, we argue that, despite this, Medawar's campaign for Popper provided an embattled science community with a philosophical basis for defending pure research and the unity of basic and applied science.

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