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RefNoEC/1839/12
Previous numbersCert VIII, 276; A05976
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TitleReid, Sir William: certificate of election to the Royal Society
CitationLieutenant Colonel William Reid, CB of the Royal Engineers a Gentleman much attached to science and author of a Work On the Law of Storms, being desirous of becoming a Fellow of the Royal Society, We whose names are underwritten do of our personal knowledge recommend him as deserving of that honor and as likely to prove a valuable and useful Member
ProposersC W Pasley; J F W Herschel; Edward Sabine; C Wheatstone; Rod I Murchison; W Whewell; F Beaufort; Francis Baily; Jas C Ross; Tho Murdoch; John Richardson; Thos Locke Lewis; J F Royle; Mich Bland
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Reid, Sir William: certificate of election to the Royal Society

Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA3724Reid; Sir; William (1791 - 1858); military engineer, colonial governor, and meteorologist1791 - 1858
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