| Reference number | AP/13/28 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Unpublished paper, address as President of the Royal Society by Davies Gilbert |
| Date | 30 November 1829 |
| Description | Manuscript copy of Gilbert's address to the Royal Society as President, in which he comments on the work produced by Fellows during the year, remembers Fellows who died, and commends certain Fellows with medals. Humphry Davy, William Hyde Wollaston, and Thomas Young were discussed for their recent contributions to science. Charles Bell and Eilhard Mitscherlich each received medals. Edward Ash, Francis Hamilton Buchanan, John Foster, Christopher Hawkins, Robert Nares, James Smithson, George Frederic Tavel, Louis Nicholas Vauquelin, and William Wavell all died in late 1828 or in 1829 and were remembered in Gilbert's address.
Corrections and annotations appear in graphite.
Subject: Natural Philosophy |
| Extent | 43p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8707 | Gilbert; Davies (1767-1839) | 1767-1839 |
| NA2799 | Ash; Edward (c 1764 - 1829) | c 1764 - 1829 |
| NA3507 | Bell; Sir; Charles (1774 - 1842) | 1774 - 1842 |
| NA7429 | Buchanan; Francis Hamilton (1762 - 1829) | 1762 - 1829 |
| NA8200 | Davy; Sir; Humphry (1778 - 1829); chemist | 1778 - 1829 |
| NA5491 | Foster; John (1740 - 1828); Baron Oriel | 1740 - 1828 |
| NA3411 | Hawkins; Sir; Christopher (1758 - 1829) | 1758 - 1829 |
| NA5474 | Mitscherlich; Eilhard (1794 - 1863) | 1794 - 1863 |
| NA5867 | Nares; Robert (1753 - 1829) | 1753 - 1829 |
| NA3058 | Smithson; James (1765 - 1829) | 1765 - 1829 |
| NA6101 | Tavel; George Frederic (c 1773 - 1829) | c 1773 - 1829 |
| NA5487 | Vauquelin; Louis Nicholas (1763 - 1829) | 1763 - 1829 |
| NA6105 | Wavell; William (- 1829) | - 1829 |
| NA8298 | Wollaston; William Hyde (1766 - 1828); chemist, physicist and physiologist | 1766 - 1828 |
| NA7947 | Young; Thomas (1773 - 1829); physician, physicist and Egyptologist | 1773 - 1829 |