Abstract
THE tercentenary celebrations of the birth of James Gregory began at the Royal Society, Edinburgh, on Monday, July 4, when papers by Profs. H.'W. Turnbull, F. Enriques, M. Dehn, E. Hellinger and Dr. O. Prag were presented on the mathematical work of Gregory. On Tuesday, July 5, a special graduation at the University of St. Andrews was held in the Upper Library Hall, where Gregory had worked and made astronomical observations. Honorary degrees were conferred on Profs. G. D. Birkhoff of Harvard, A. W. Conway of University College, Dublin, O. Neugebauer of Copenhagen, R. Weitzen-bock of Amsterdam, and (in absentia) V. Volterra of Rome. Addresses were received from the Royal Societies of London and Edinburgh, the London Mathematical Society, the Edinburgh Mathematical Society, and the Universities of Edinburgh, Cambridge, Paris, and from others. An exhibition of books and scientific instruments associated with James Gregory was arranged in the Parliament Hall, Library Buildings, South Street, St. Andrews.
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