Abstract
My part in this programme is to speak about ‘scientific advice’, which I take to mean advice to Government. This subject is clearly more diffuse than those which have been treated so far; but at the same time it does have a connexion with matters which were raised, both by Professor Jones in his opening paper, and later by Professor Cardwell. However primitive or however advanced, science is always a major factor in social change; and in so far as Government tries to modulate or direct change, it obviously has to seek scientific or technical advice, both in the civil and military fields. In 1835, the Government founded a Geological Survey because of its relevance to agriculture, mining and the building of roads and canals.
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