| RefNo | EC/1883/09 |
| Previous numbers | Cert XI, 49 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Gill, Sir David: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
| Citation | David Gill
His co-operation in the organisation and execution of the Earl of Crawford's expedition to the Mauritius to observe the Transit of Venus in 1874 : his work entitled - Determination of the Solar Parallax from observations of Juno; - his determination of the Sun's parallax from observations of Mars at Ascension in 1877: his design of various Astronomical Instruments and methods described in the "Monthly Notices" of the Royal Astronomical Society and numbers papers in that publication. Distinguished as a practical Astronomer. |
| Proposers | From General Knowledge: J T Boileau
From Personal Knowledge: G B Airy; W H M Christie; J R Hind; E Dunkin; Warren De La Rue; A Cayley; Charles V Walker; W de W Abney; William Huggins; G H Darwin; J W L Glaisher; Henry J S Smith; Geo Henry Richard; Crawford; J C Adams; William Thomson; R Grant; Fredk Jno Evans; R S Newall; C W Siemens |
| Extent | 1 sheet |
| AccessStatus | Open |
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA6654 | Gill; Sir; David (1843 - 1914); astronomer | 1843 - 1914 |