No. 78
The Dean has kindly given us two lectures on the abbey this term & intends to give a third. This third lecture was given on February 22nd.
Tag: Lectures
No. 473
On March 9th Mr R.H. Scott secretary to the meteorological office (brother to our present head-master) came down and gave us a most interesting lecture on distribution of temperature.
No. 426
On Frid: Feb: 6th: Mr Robert Scott F.R.S. treated us to a lecture on “Meteorological Phenomena”; explaining amongst other things the oyster which is [pursued?] in the construction of the daily weather charts for the papers. Mr Ralston, (who lectured at the school this term last year) again was so kind as to entertain us…
No. 387
A lecture was given up School on the evening of Friday March 21st by W.R.S. Ralston, Esq., upon “Folk Lore”.
No. 372
Mr. H.A. Severn, who has been very successful as a scientific lecturer in Australia & New Zealand, gave three lectures to us in school on Jan. 29th, Feb. 5th and 7th upon Voltaic Electricity, Spectrum Analysis and Magnetism. The lecturers were very well attended by members of the school & by a few visitors, &…
No. 218
The Natural Science lectures this term are on Magnetism & Astronomy, the latter of which will, it is understood, be continued next half.
No. 214
On a Thursday evening this term Mr Newton of the British Museum (well known as having discovered & brought to England the ‘Halicarnassus marbles’) gave to us – that is, as many of the higher forms as chose to come – a most interesting and instructive lecture on the discovery by Mr Wood of the…
No. 120
During the Christmas half, a very interesting series of lectures had been delivered upon “air” by Doctor Noad. They had been very numerously attended by both the T. B.’s & Q. S.’s, and at the end of the course an examination took place for such as chose to enter for it; W. S. Randall T.…