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RefNoEC/1736/09
Previous numbersCert I, 91; A04462
LevelItem
TitleLowther, Sir James: certificate of election to the Royal Society
Date25 November 1736
CitationSr James Lowther Bart of Whitehaven knight of the Shire for the County of Cumberland (Eldest Son of the late Sir John Lowther of the Same place Bart an Ancient and worthy member of this Society;)
A Gentleman who is well acquainted with many of the works of Nature and Art, & who hath lately obliged the Society with Some Curious Experiments relating to the damps of Coal Mines, being desirous to become a member of this Honble Society, is recommended as very worthy thereof by us
ProposersHans Sloane; Cha Cavendish; Wm Sloane; John Jeffreys; John Machin; Cromll Mortimer; John Hadley
AccessStatusOpen
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Lowther, Sir James: certificate of election to the Royal Society

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CodePersonNameDates
NA7586Lowther; Sir; James (1673 - 1755)1673 - 1755
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