scholarly journals The History of the Foundation of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

1887 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-21 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Biological Station ◽  
Biological Association ◽  
Marine Biological ◽  
Crystal Palace ◽  
Marine Biological Association ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Times

In the ‘Times,’ March 31st, 1884, appeared the following article:Biological station, some may be inclined to think, is simply Aquarium “writ large.” The two certainly do coincide to some extent j a biological station aa a rule implies an aquarium, but it includes a great deal more. In the early days of public aquaria, some twenty-five years ago, and down indeed to more recent times, attempts were made to utilise these institutions for scientific purposes, and biologists hoped that great results would follow from their establishment. It was in 1860 that the late Mr. Lloyd designed an aquarium for Paris, and two years later a similar one for Hamburg. Others soon followed, both in this country and on the Continent, nearly all of them constructed on the method devised by Mr. Lloyd, and several of them under his direct superintendence. Probably the earliest on a large scale in this country was the well-known establishment at the Crystal Palace, to the management of which Mr. Lloyd succeeded on the death of Mr. J. K. Lord.

scholarly journals The Plymouth laboratory of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

1948 ◽  
Vol 192 (1029) ◽  
pp. 143-155
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Royal Society ◽  
Biological Association ◽  
Marine Biological ◽  
Marine Biological Association ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Fundamental Research ◽  
Invertebrate Physiology ◽  
The Times

In The Times of 31 March 1884, it was announced that a meeting would be held that day in the rooms of the Royal Society for founding a society having for its purpose ‘the establishment and maintenance of a well-equipped laboratory at a suitable point on the English coast, similar to, if not quite so extensive as, Dr Dohm’s Zoological Station at Naples’ (M.B.A. 1887 a ). With Professor T. H. Huxley in the chair a gathering of distinguished gentlemen gave reasons why such a laboratory should be built. All stressed what its value would be from the purely scientific viewpoint, and all were agreed that both by fundamental research and by more direct investigations on our food fishes, knowledge of economic import would be gained. The last speaker, Mr George J. Romanes, said that there was one function of the proposed laboratory which had not received the attention it appeared to deserve; he meant the investigation of invertebrate physiology. ‘In the invertebrate forms of fife’, he said, ‘we saw life in its simplest shape, and in the shape which best admitted of observation and experiment, with the view of throwing light upon most of the great questions relating to the processes of life’ (M.B.A. 1887 b ).

scholarly journals The Plymouth Laboratory of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

1948 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 761-774 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. S. Russell
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Royal Society ◽  
Biological Association ◽  
Marine Biological ◽  
Marine Biological Association ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Fundamental Research ◽  
Forms Of Life ◽  
Invertebrate Physiology ◽  
The Times

In The Times of 31 March 1884, it was announced that a meeting would be held that day in the rooms of the Royal Society for founding a society having for its purpose ‘the establishment and maintenance of a well-equipped laboratory at a suitable point on the English coast, similar to, if not quite so extensive as, Dr Dohrn's Zoological Station at Naples’ (M.B.A., 1887a). With Prof. T. H. Huxley in the chair a gathering of distinguished gentlemen gave reasons why such a laboratory should be built. All stressed what its value would be from the purely scientific viewpoint, and all were agreed that both by fundamental research and by more direct investigations on our food fishes, knowledge of economic import would be gained. The last speaker, Mr George J. Romanes, said that there was one function of the proposed laboratory which had not received the attention it appeared to deserve; he meant the investigation of invertebrate physiology. ‘In the invertebrate forms of life’, he said, ‘we saw life in its simplest shape, and in the shape which best admitted of observation and experiment, with the view of throwing light upon most of the great questions relating to the processes of life’ (M.B.A., 1887b).

scholarly journals The Plymouth laboratory of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

1947 ◽  
Vol 135 (878) ◽  
pp. 12-25 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Royal Society ◽  
Biological Association ◽  
Marine Biological ◽  
Marine Biological Association ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Fundamental Research ◽  
Forms Of Life ◽  
Invertebrate Physiology ◽  
The Times

In The Times of 31 March 1884, it was announced that a meeting would be held that day in the rooms of the Royal Society for founding a society having for its purpose ‘the establishment and maintenance of a well-equipped laboratory at a suitable point on the English coast, similar to, if not quite so extensive as, Dr Dohrn’s Zoological Station at Naples’ (M. B. A. 1887 a ). With Professor T. H. Huxley in the chair a gathering of distinguished gentlemen gave reasons why such a laboratory should be built. All stressed what its value would be from the purely scientific viewpoint, and all were agreed that both by fundamental research and by more direct investigations on our food fishes, knowledge of economic import would be gained. The last speaker, Mr George J. Romanes, said that there was one function of the proposed laboratory which had not received the attention it appeared to deserve; he meant the investigation of invertebrate physiology. ‘In the inverte­brate forms of life’, he said, ‘we saw life in its simplest shape, and in the shape which best admitted of observation and experiment, with the view of throwing light upon most of the great questions relating to the processes of life’ (M. B. A. 1887 b ). As a result of this meeting a corporate society, the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, came into being. It was decided that the laboratory should be built at Plymouth where a rich and varied fauna was available. The building, which was opened on 30 June 1888 (M. B. A. 1888), is situated under the walls of Charles II’s Citadel in a commanding position overlooking the waters of Plymouth Sound.

scholarly journals On the Manufacture of Drift Bottles

1922 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 700-716 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. W. Nelson
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
North Sea ◽  
Biological Association ◽  
Marine Biological ◽  
The North ◽  
Marine Biological Association ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The North Sea

In the spring of 1920 the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries approached the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom with a view to the Association undertaking the manufacture of a large number of “Drift Bottles,” to be used in an extensive research into the resultant movements of the waters of the North Sea.

scholarly journals Sir James Gray, 1891–1975

1976 ◽  
Vol 56 (3) ◽  
pp. 523-526 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alister Hardy
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Marine Biology ◽  
Vice President ◽  
Research Worker ◽  
Honorary Member ◽  
Biological Association ◽  
Marine Biological ◽  
Marine Biological Association ◽  
The United Kingdom

By the death on 14 December of Professor Sir James Gray, K.T., C.B.E., M.C., Criox de Guerre, M.A., Sc.D., LL.D., F.R.S., at the age of 84, both zoology and marine biology have lost one of their great figures. His connexion with the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom stretches from his first visit as a research worker to the Plymouth Laboratory in 1912, when he became a member of the Association, through his long service on the Council (first in 1920 and then continuously from 1928 to 1969), to his Presidency (1945–55) and his election as Vice-President in 1955 and Honorary Member in 1965. He was also a member of the Scottish M.B.A. since 1921 and served on its Council for six years (1960–66) and was elected a Vice-President in 1965.

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