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Medallist yet not a Fellow?
history of scienceDid the award of a Hughes Medal to Hertha Ayrton in November 1906 imply overdue recognition for women in scientific research? Not quite, as guest blogger Graeme Gooday argues…
Making waves
history of scienceEloise Barber gives an overview of advances in the science of acoustics, from the seventeenth century to the present day.
Mastering miscellany
history of scienceFinishing the cataloguing of Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµâ€™s Miscellaneous Correspondence calls for a celebration! Vida Milovanovic reflects on her efforts in the home straight of a huge series.
Every cloud
history of scienceJon Bushell investigates why a paper on the kinetic theory of gases, submitted to Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ by John James Waterston in 1845, was eventually published 47 years later.
Alienists
history of scienceRead more about the book of nominations for Foreign Members of Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ.