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RefNoEC/1795/14
Previous numbersCert V, 262; A06078
LevelItem
TitleRobertson, Abraham: certificate of election to the Royal Society
CitationWe whose names are hereunto subscribed, do of our personal knowledge, recommend the Revd Abram Robertson, AM of Christ Church, Oxford, author of a Treatise of Conic Sections, and editor of the Works of Archimedes, as a person desirous of, and at the same time deserving, the honour of being elected a Fellow of this Society, on account of his literary attaniments and diligence in the pursuit of Science, which lead us to consider him as a person likely to become a useful and valuable member
ProposersWenman; Cyril Jackson; Nevil Maskelyne; Maxwell Garthshore; Anto Shepherd; M Baillie; Th Watkins; G Atwood; Christopher Pegge
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Robertson, Abraham: certificate of election to the Royal Society

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CodePersonNameDates
NA7290Robertson; Abraham (1751 - 1826)1751 - 1826
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