| Reference number | EC/1828/17 |
| Previous numbers | Cert VII, 238; A06051 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Ritchie, William: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
| Citation | William Ritchie Esqr AM Rector of Tain Academy - a gentleman well versed in Experimental Philosophy and author of several papers on the theory of Light and Radiant Heat in the Philosophical Transactions being desirous of becoming a Fellow of the Royal Society - We - the undersigned do from our own personal knowledge certify him to be highly deserving of that honour and likely to prove a useful and valuable Member |
| Proposers | J F W Herschel; Henry Kater; John Geo Children; Thomas Young; J McGrigor |
| Access status | Open |
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA5611 | Ritchie; William (c 1790 - 1837) | c 1790 - 1837 |