| RefNo | EC/1820/23 |
| Previous numbers | Cert VII, 23; A00285 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Baily, Francis: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
| Citation | Francis Baily Esqre of Verulam Buildings Grays Inn a gentleman well acquainted with various branches of the natural and physical Sciences, author of several treatises "On the doctrine of Interest and annuities." also of a paper printed in the Philosophical Transactions "On the Solar Eclipse said to have been predicted by Thales" as well as of several other literary and Scientific works, being desireous [sic] of becoming a Fellow of the Royal Society; we whose names are undersigned do of our personal knowledge recommend him as worthy of that honor and likely to become a useful and valuable member |
| Proposers | H T Colebrooke; Chas Hutton; Thos Colby; John F W Herschel; Charles Babbage; Benjn Gompertz; Wm Pearson; F Fallows; Charles Parr Burney; Wm Pearson; S Groombridge; Edw Troughton; Wm Smith; Mich Bland; Wm Allen; Dan Moore |
| AccessStatus | Open |
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA6486 | Baily; Francis (1774 - 1844); astronomer | 1774 - 1844 |