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British Association for the Advancement of Science: the president-elect and presidents of departments. Wood engraving, 1883.

John Dalton shaking hands with Gerrit Moll, 1834, thanking him for defending British science. Coloured etching by Crichton.

British Association for the Advancement of Science, meeting, Southampton, 1846: some of the participants. Wood engraving by Smyth, 1846.

Meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science at York, 1844, with vignettes of its officers. Wood engraving, 1844.

British Association for the Advancement of Science: speakers at its meeting in Cambridge in 1904. Coloured drawing by A.S. Boyd, 1904.

British Association for the Advancement of Science: speakers at its meeting in Cambridge in 1904. Drawing by A.S. Boyd, 1904.

Members of the British Association at Southport: in the distance the sands and pier. Wood engraving by H.C. (?) after F.J. W. (?).

British Association for the Advancement of Science, meeting, Southampton, 1846: some of the participants. Wood engraving, 1846.

The British association for the advancement of science : a retrospect 1831-1931 / by O.J.R. Howarth.

Welcome to South Africa : to our distinguished visitors of the British Association for the Advancement of Science from the Cape Peninsula Publicity Association, July, 1929.

British associations festival of science.

BAAS conference, Cardiff.

First meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science / [Jas. F.W. Johnston].

Natal, South Africa: African chiefs at a Zulu wedding at Henley. Photograph by Agnes Henderson, Mrs G.G. Henderson, 1905.

South Africa: members of an English geological party. Photograph by Dr Tempest Anderson, 1905.

Members of the British Association playing at phrenology on board a ship on its way to South Africa. Photograph by J.T. Bottomley, 1905.

Kenya: Mombasa. Photograph by Hon. Geoffrey L. Parsons, 1905.

Received... / British Association for the Advancement of Science.

South Africa: African people at Chief Latumba's kraal near Zwarkop. Photograph by Ernest Maylard, 1905.

Members of the British Association on their way to South Africa. Photograph by Mrs C. Henderson, 1905.

South Africa: an African kraal hut. Photograph by Prof. Simpson, 1905.

Zimbabwe: Victoria Falls. Photograph by Prof. W.B. Scott, 1905.

Mozambique: Saint Sebastian fortress from the sea. Photograph by John Bolton, 1905.

Zimbabwe: an African village near Umtali. Photograph by Sir William Crookes, 1905.

South Africa: African women workers at Jumpers Deep Mine. Photograph by Lady Scott Moncrieff, 1905.

Address of the Duke of Argyll, F.R.S.

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Zimbabwe: Victoria Falls. Photograph by Prof. W.B. Scott, 1905.

Mozambique: Saint Sebastian fortress from the sea. Photograph by John Bolton, 1905.

Zimbabwe: an African village near Umtali. Photograph by Sir William Crookes, 1905.

South Africa: African women workers at Jumpers Deep Mine. Photograph by Lady Scott Moncrieff, 1905.

Address of the Duke of Argyll, F.R.S.