The Scientific Basis of National Progress, Including that of Morality

24

See pages 100 and 101.

25

"Nature," April 3rd, 1873. p. 431.

26

Sir Edmund Beckett, "English Mechanic", 1881, No. 830, p. 560.

27

The Earl of Craufurd, "English Mechanic," 1881, No. 830, p. 560.

28

See page 68, et seq. p. 134.

29

See "Nature," Dec. 2nd, 1880, p. 112.

30

"English Mechanic," 1881, No. 831, pp. 586, 587.

31

"English Mechanic," August 17th, 1881, p. 83.

32

The Mastership of the Mint is no longer given to scientific men.

33

See Reports of Royal Commission on Scientific Instruction and Advancement of Science, Vol 2, pp. 75-92.

34

See "Nature" No. 600, p. 597, April 28th, 1881.

35

A fleet of thirty ships, varying in size from 500 to 5000 tons each, is employed in laying and repairing telegraph cables, and 25 millions of pounds have already been invested in submarine cable enterprises.

36

See "Nature," vol. XXII, page 203.