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RefNoEC/1779/09
Previous numbersCert IV, 20; A55890
LevelItem
TitleWhitehurst, John: certificate of election to the Royal Society
CitationMr John Whitehurst of Bolt Court Fleet Street, keeper and Sealer of the Standard weights for gold and silver coin, well versed in Natural knowledge and Author of an Inquiry into the original State and Formation of the Earth, being desirous of becoming a Fellow of this Society, we whose names are underwritten do from our personal knowledge recommend him as likely to be an usefull and valuable member
ProposersDan Solander; Cha Morton; John Pringle; James Stuart; Edwd Nairne; C F Greville; John Reinold Forster; G Atwood; Henry C Englefield
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Whitehurst, John: certificate of election to the Royal Society

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CodePersonNameDates
NA8029Whitehurst; John (1713 - 1788)1713 - 1788
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