PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY
EINSTEIN'S THEORY OF GRAVITATION. A meeting of the Astronomical Section ot the Society was held last nialit. fir, C. K. Adams Braided over a very eood attendance. Mr. Weston save some brief information with regard to the recent occulation of Jupiter. Professor Marßden, opened the discussion on Einstein's theory of gravitation. He mentioned, the various experiments carried out by Bradley in 1728. and in later years, and others, all tlieso attempts to determine the velocity of the earth in relation to the ether in the air. professor Komerville continued the discussion, which was naturally of a technical nature. He illustrated it with lantern slides, containing the euuations and mathematical calculations necessary to the lecture. Questions aud a general discussion followed. A meeting of tho Natural History Section of the Philosophical Society was held on Tuc.sda'y., Mr, Ci. Cunningham presiding. Mr. Ounincham read a very interesting but technical paper on "Fungi," illustrating it by drawings and exhibits of specimens of various Sow Zealand fungi. Tho paper was given as an introduction to further 'papers. Professor Kirk exhibited the. chrysalis of a large earthworm. This egg was sent down from Kaitara, North Auckland, and alt-hough the ''g[?s arc not uncommon, they aro <eidom found. The egg was about the size of a sparrow's egg.
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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 267, 5 August 1920, Page 6
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