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At the Meeting of the Faraday Society held on Wednesday, November 7, 1917, in the House of the Royal Society of A rts, John Street, A delphi, London, W.C., a General Discussion took place on Pyrometers and Pyrometry. In the absence of the President Sir Richard Glazebrook, C.B., F.R.S., Past-P resident, occupied the Chair. The proceedings were opened by the Chairman at 5.30 p.m. with the following Introductory Address :INTRODUCTORY ADDRESS ON PYROMETERS AND PYROMETRY. BY SIR RICHARD GLAZEBROOK, C.B., F.R.S. I am here by a set of circumstances which I very much regret and which I am sure all the members and visitors will regret. The original arrangement for this meeting had been that our President, Sir Robert Hadfield, at whose suggestion the discussion is being held, would preside, and we had looked forward to hearing his contribution to the discussion. We are indebted to him at every turn for his enthusiasm in the subjects that are dealt with at our meetings, for his great practical interest in the work of the Society and, indeed, all scientific work bearing on ths problems that concern the objects of the Society. We value the manner in which he realizes the importance of scientific investigation and the support that he has always so consistently given to research for industrial objects, while at the same time he has shown a wise appreciation of the importance of investigations in the realm of pure science. For all these reasons I am sure you regret that he is unable to be present. For myself, I can only hope to replace him very feebly indeed. I do not propose to give you an introductory address, at any rate at any length, but there are a few remarks that I should like to make with regard to the subject arid with which I will trouble you for a few minutes. My own personal interest in the subject is, I think, chiefly scientific, from the point of view of the
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