| RefNo | EC/1853/17 |
| Previous numbers | Cert IX, 330 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Belcher, Sir Edward: certificate of candidature for the Royal Society |
| Date | 2 June 1853 |
| Description | Unsuccessful candidate. Date of final ballot given on certificate as 2 June 1853. |
| Citation | The Author of an excellent work on Marine Surveying, and of two voyages in the Pacific Ocean and China Sea, containing not only much general knformation but many valuable contributions in every branch of Natural History. Distinguished for his acquaintance with the science of Nautical Astronomy & Hydrography. Eminent as a Scientific Navigator, and now employed in exploring the Arctic Seas in search of Sir J Franklin's ships, a Service which can only be achieved by the genius and resources which he possesses |
| Proposers | From General Knowledge. Daniel Sharpe; G B Airy.
From Personal Knowledge. F Beaufort; W H Smyth; F W Beechey; Rod I Murchison; John Barrow; John Barrow; John Phillips; T J Pettigrew; W R Grove |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | EC/1843/04 |
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