Record

RefNoEC/1778/14
Previous numbersCert III, 304; A05809
LevelItem
TitlePreston, William: certificate of election to the Royal Society
CitationThe Revd William Preston MA Rector of Ockham in the County of Surry, being desirous of the honor of becoming a Fellow of the Royal Society; We, whose names are underwritten, do recommend him, of our personal knowledge, as a gentleman well acquainted with Mathematics and Natural Philosophy, and likely to prove a worthy and useful Member
ProposersNevil Maskelyne; Ante Shepherd; Ml Lort; G Shuckburgh; Hillsborough; R Jebb; John Osborn; Richd Penneck; Pat Russell; John Lewis Petit; S Harper
AccessStatusOpen
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Preston, William: certificate of election to the Royal Society

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CodePersonNameDates
NA2624Preston; William (- 1789) - 1789
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