. DISCOVERY A MONTHLY POPULAR JOURNAL OF KNOWLEDGE Vol. IV, No. 45. SEPTEMBER 1923. PRICE Is. NET. DISCOVERY. A Monthly Popular Journal of Know- ledge. Edited by Edward Liveing, , 23 Westminster Mansions, Great Smith Street, London, , to whom all Editorial Communications should be addressed. (Dr. A. S. Russell continues to act as Scientific Adviser.) Published by John Murray, 50A Albemarle Street, London, , to whom all Business Communications should be addressed. 3^ Advertisement Office: 34 Ludgate Chambers, Ludgate Hill, London, Annual Subscription, 125. bd. post free ; Sin
. DISCOVERY A MONTHLY POPULAR JOURNAL OF KNOWLEDGE Vol. IV, No. 45. SEPTEMBER 1923. PRICE Is. NET. DISCOVERY. A Monthly Popular Journal of Know- ledge. Edited by Edward Liveing, , 23 Westminster Mansions, Great Smith Street, London, , to whom all Editorial Communications should be addressed. (Dr. A. S. Russell continues to act as Scientific Adviser.) Published by John Murray, 50A Albemarle Street, London, , to whom all Business Communications should be addressed. 3^ Advertisement Office: 34 Ludgate Chambers, Ludgate Hill, London, Annual Subscription, 125. bd. post free ; Single numbers, IS. net ; postage, 2d. Binding cases for Vol. Ill, 1922, are now ready. Price 2S. td. net each; postage, gd. Editorial Notes The ninet\'-first annual meeting of the British Associa- tion for the Advancement of Science takes place this month at Liverpool during the week September 12th to 19th. In our last issue we published a short account of the addresses and discussions which will mark this year's meeting. A full accoimt of the meeting wiU appear in our October number. There are obvious signs that these gatherings of distinguished scientists are beginning to gain a strong grip on the popular imagination. An increasing characteristic of the meet- ings is the effort on the part of those who deliver addresses to make their subjects intelligible to their audiences. Even to-day, however, despite these efforts, the highly intelligent audiences, composed largely of scientists and workers in other fields of knowledge, find difficulties in following the papers that are read from end to endâa commentary which may appear rather venturesome, but which is an admitted fact. ***** Science has become a very " specialised " concern ; physics and chemistry subjects have never been easy to explain to the uninitiated ; much of the language in which they are conducted to-day will not be found in any ordinary dictionaries ; physiology is full of alien words ; even the newer
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