| RefNo | CMB/42/2/4 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Minutes, meeting of the Royal Medal Committee in Astronomy |
| Date | 13 April 1833 |
| Description | Lists as present Francis Baily, William Whewell, with John William Lubbock, Vice President and Treasurer in the Chair. Describes Committee business, including a letter recommending that [Friedrich Wilhelm] Bessel be given the Medal, and recommending against the proposal for a subject for the Prize -- the resolution to propose to Council that Sir John F W Heschel be awarded the Medal for his work on the orbits of double stars -- agreement that the purpose of the Medal to reward the 'most eminent advances' cannot be achieved with a pre-defined subject. pp40-1. |
| Extent | 2pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA6486 | Baily; Francis (1774 - 1844); astronomer | 1774 - 1844 |
| NA6578 | Whewell; William (1794 - 1866); college Master; writer on history and philosophy of science | 1794 - 1866 |
| NA7010 | Lubbock; Sir; John William (1803 - 1865) | 1803 - 1865 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |