RefNo | EC/1802/15 |
Previous numbers | Cert VI, 36; A00883 |
Level | Item |
Title | Brinkley, John, Bishop of Cloyne: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
Citation | The Revd John Brinkley, AM Andrew's Professor of Astronomy in the University of Dublin; author of an improvement in the method of finding the latitude by two altitudes of the sun and the time between, published by the Commissioners of Longitude in the nautical almanac; and author of a paper on the solution of a general equation between two variable quantities, published in the transactions of the Royal Irish Academy; being desirous of election into the Royal Society; We, whose names are hereunto subscribed, do from our knowledge of him, personally, recommend him as deserving that honour, and likely to prove a worthy and useful member |
Proposers | Nevil Maskelyne; Frans Wollaston; F J H Wollaston; Wm H Wollaston; Thos Limerick etc; Chrisr Robt Pemberton; Wm Herschel; George Knox; J Huddart |
AccessStatus | Open |
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8145 | Brinkley; John (1763 - 1835); Bishop of Cloyne; astronomer | 1763 - 1835 |