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RefNoEC/1768/25
Previous numbersCert III, 55; A56030
LevelItem
TitleWatson, Richard: certificate of election to the Royal Society
Date1768
DescriptionNote on certificate: 'Febry 2d 1769 Balloted and Elected, unanimous'. At head of certificate: 'June 16 1768'
CitationThe Revrd Richard Watson MA Fellow of Trinity College & Professor of Chemistry in the University of Cambridge being desirous of admission into ye Royal Society; we whose Names are underwritten do hereby certify, that he is a Person very eminently vers'd in mathematical & experimental Knowledge & likely to become a most useful & valuable Member
ProposersEdward Waring; C Morton; Sidney Swinney; Nevil Maskelyne; M Maty; Richd Wright; Richd Penneck
AccessStatusOpen
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Watson, Richard: certificate of election to the Royal Society

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CodePersonNameDates
NA3225Watson; Richard (1737 - 1816)1737 - 1816
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