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JOHN
DALTON (B. 1766, D. 1844)
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gunpowder, mercury, grana sylvestra cochineal, quercitron hark, resin, mercury, madder, lead and mercury, and creosote. In the old house of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society, Dalton had a room and for many years presided over the scientific meetings. The Society has collected and preserved many relics of Dalton; his ap-
paratus for illustrating the principles and phenomena of physics and chemistry, his "hortus siccus" and meteorological records, his account hooks and some correspondence, as well as a hat and a pair of slippers, a fine portrait, and several busts. May I suggest that many American chemists visiting England would be more interested in spending a short time in 36 George Street, Manchester, than by the conventional visit to Stratford-on-Avon? Bureau of Standards Celebrates Qnarter Century. Twenty-five years ago Congress created n new government bureau which was given charge of the weights, measures, and other standards of the country and charged t o conduct research and tests for the benefit of the government and the public. On December 4th the National Bureau of Standards celebrated its arrival a t the quarter century mark. Located on the outskirt.; of Washington its staff bf 800 scientists and assistants occupy twenty-two buildings scattered over an area of 43 acres. I t s various laboratories perform 180,000 tests a year and its budget is over 52,000,000 a year. It is estimated that its researches on all sorts of scientific and industrial problems have resulted in savings of many millions of dollan and dividends on the investments of many thousands per cent.-Science Service
