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RefNoEC/1825/09
Previous numbersCert VII, 152; A00589
LevelItem
TitleBessel, Friedrich Wilhelm: certificate of election to the Royal Society
CitationCertificate for a Foreign Member
M F W Bessel Astronomer Royal to the King of Prussia having greatly distinguished himself by his numerous and accurate Astronomical Observations We whose names are hereunto subscribed do recommend him as a person highly proper to be placed upon the List of Foreign Members of the Royal Society
ProposersH Davy Pres RS; Francis Baily; W T Brande; Thos Colby; J F W Herschel; Davies Gilbert; Wm H Wollaston
AccessStatusOpen
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Bessel, Friedrich Wilhelm: certificate of election to the Royal Society

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NA3847Bessel; Friedrich Wilhelm (1784 - 1846); astronomer1784 - 1846
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