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D. M. S. Watson

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David Meredith Seares Watson FRS (18 June 1886 – 23 July 1973) was the Jodrell Professor of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy at University College, London from 1921 to 1951. [1]

55 relations: Agricultural and Food Research Council, Airship, Australia, Balloon, Bangor, Gwynedd, Beyer Professor of Applied Mathematics, Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society, Broughton, Salford, Coal, Coal ball, Comparative anatomy, Croonian Lecture, Darwin Medal, Darwin–Wallace Medal, Fellow of the Royal Society, Fossil, Geological Society of London, Grant Museum of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy, James Peter Hill, Janet Watson, Journal of Anatomy, Journal of Zoology, Julian Huxley, Lancashire, Linnean Medal, Linnean Society of London, London, Manchester Grammar School, Marie Stopes, Mary Clark Thompson Medal, Master of Science, Metallurgist, National Academy of Sciences, Natural History Museum, London, Paleobotany, Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, Romanes Lecture, Royal Air Force, Royal Naval Reserve, Royal Society, Salford, Greater Manchester, Silliman Memorial Lectures, South Africa, The eclipse of Darwinism, United States, University College London, University of Manchester, University of Oxford, Vertebrate paleontology, ..., War cabinet, Wollaston Medal, World War I, Yale University, Zoology. Expand index (5 more) »

Agricultural and Food Research Council

The Agricultural and Food Research Council (AFRC) was a British Research Council responsible for funding and managing scientific and technological developments in farming and horticulture.

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Airship

An airship or dirigible balloon is a type of aerostat or lighter-than-air aircraft that can navigate through the air under its own power.

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Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands.

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Balloon

A balloon is a flexible bag that can be inflated with a gas, such as helium, hydrogen, nitrous oxide, oxygen, air or water.

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Bangor, Gwynedd

Bangor is a city in Gwynedd, northwest Wales.

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Beyer Professor of Applied Mathematics

The Beyer Chair of Applied Mathematics is an endowed professorial position in the School of Mathematics, University of Manchester, England.

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Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society

The Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society is an academic journal on the history of science published annually by the Royal Society.

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Broughton, Salford

Broughton is a suburb of Salford, England, on the east bank of the River Irwell northwest of Manchester city centre and south of Prestwich, which includes Broughton Park, Higher Broughton and Lower Broughton.

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Coal

Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock usually occurring in rock strata in layers or veins called coal beds or coal seams.

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Coal ball

A coal ball is a type of concretion, varying in shape from an imperfect sphere to a flat-lying, irregular slab.

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Comparative anatomy

Comparative anatomy is the study of similarities and differences in the anatomy of different species.

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Croonian Lecture

The Croonian Lectures are prestigious lectureships given at the invitation of the Royal Society and the Royal College of Physicians.

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Darwin Medal

The Darwin Medal is awarded by the Royal Society every alternate year for "work of acknowledged distinction in the broad area of biology in which Charles Darwin worked, notably in evolution, population biology, organismal biology and biological diversity".

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Darwin–Wallace Medal

The Darwin–Wallace Medal is a medal awarded by the Linnean Society of London for "major advances in evolutionary biology".

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Fellow of the Royal Society

Fellowship of the Royal Society (FRS, ForMemRS and HonFRS) is an award granted to individuals that the Royal Society judges to have made a "substantial contribution to the improvement of natural knowledge, including mathematics, engineering science and medical science".

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Fossil

A fossil (from Classical Latin fossilis; literally, "obtained by digging") is any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing from a past geological age.

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Geological Society of London

The Geological Society of London, known commonly as the Geological Society, is a learned society based in the United Kingdom.

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Grant Museum of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy

The Grant Museum of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy is a natural history museum that is part of University College London in London, England.

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James Peter Hill

James Peter Hill FRS (21 February 1873 – 24 May 1954) was a British embryologist.

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Janet Watson

Professor Janet Vida Watson FRS FGS (1923–1985) was a British geologist.

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Journal of Anatomy

The Journal of Anatomy, originally between 1867 and 1916 known as the Journal of Anatomy and Physiology is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Blackwell Publishing on behalf of the Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland.

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Journal of Zoology

The Journal of Zoology is a scientific journal concerning zoology, the study of animals.

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Julian Huxley

Sir Julian Sorell Huxley FRS (22 June 1887 – 14 February 1975) was a British evolutionary biologist, eugenicist, and internationalist.

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Lancashire

Lancashire (abbreviated Lancs.) is a county in north west England.

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Linnean Medal

The Linnean Medal of the Linnean Society of London was established in 1888, and is awarded annually to alternately a botanist or a zoologist or (as has been common since 1958) to one of each in the same year.

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Linnean Society of London

The Linnean Society of London is a society dedicated to the study of, and the dissemination of information concerning, natural history, evolution and taxonomy.

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London

London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.

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Manchester Grammar School

The Manchester Grammar School (MGS) is the largest independent day school for boys in the United Kingdom (ages 7–18) and is located in Manchester, England.

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Marie Stopes

Marie Charlotte Carmichael Stopes (15 October 1880 – 2 October 1958) was a British author, palaeobotanist and campaigner for eugenics and women's rights.

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Mary Clark Thompson Medal

The Mary Clark Thompson Medal is awarded by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences "for most important service to geology and paleontology." Named after Mary Clark Thompson and first awarded in 1921, it is presented every three years together with a $15,000 prize.

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Master of Science

A Master of Science (Magister Scientiae; abbreviated MS, M.S., MSc, M.Sc., SM, S.M., ScM, or Sc.M.) is a master's degree in the field of science awarded by universities in many countries, or a person holding such a degree.

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Metallurgist

Definition: Metallurgist also known as metallurgical engineers or material science engineers is a material scientist or technician who specializes in metals.

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National Academy of Sciences

The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is a United States nonprofit, non-governmental organization.

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Natural History Museum, London

The Natural History Museum in London is a natural history museum that exhibits a vast range of specimens from various segments of natural history.

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Paleobotany

Paleobotany, also spelled as palaeobotany (from the Greek words paleon.

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Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology

The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology in London is part of University College London Museums and Collections.

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Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society

Philosophical Transactions, titled Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society (often abbreviated as Phil. Trans.) from 1776, is a scientific journal published by the Royal Society.

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Romanes Lecture

The Romanes Lecture is a prestigious free public lecture given annually at the Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, England.

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Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's aerial warfare force.

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Royal Naval Reserve

The Royal Naval Reserve (RNR) is the volunteer reserve force of the Royal Navy in the United Kingdom.

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Royal Society

The President, Council and Fellows of the Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, commonly known as the Royal Society, is a learned society.

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Salford, Greater Manchester

Salford is a town in the City of Salford, North West England.

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Silliman Memorial Lectures

The Silliman Memorial lectures series has been published by Yale University since 1901.

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South Africa

South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.

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The eclipse of Darwinism

Julian Huxley used the phrase “the eclipse of Darwinism” to describe the state of affairs prior to what he called the modern synthesis, when evolution was widely accepted in scientific circles but relatively few biologists believed that natural selection was its primary mechanism.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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University College London

University College London (UCL) is a public research university in London, England, and a constituent college of the federal University of London.

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University of Manchester

The University of Manchester is a public research university in Manchester, England, formed in 2004 by the merger of the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology and the Victoria University of Manchester.

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University of Oxford

The University of Oxford (formally The Chancellor Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford) is a collegiate research university located in Oxford, England.

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Vertebrate paleontology

Vertebrate paleontology is the subfield of paleontology that seeks to discover, through the study of fossilized remains, the behavior, reproduction and appearance of extinct animals with vertebrae or a notochord.

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War cabinet

A war cabinet is a committee formed by a government in a time of war.

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Wollaston Medal

The Wollaston Medal is a scientific award for geology, the highest award granted by the Geological Society of London.

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World War I

World War I (often abbreviated as WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.

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Yale University

Yale University is an American private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut.

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Zoology

Zoology or animal biology is the branch of biology that studies the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct, and how they interact with their ecosystems.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D._M._S._Watson

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