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RefNoEC/1841/29
Previous numbersCert IX, 60; A57102
LevelItem
TitleSeaward, Samuel: certificate of election to the Royal Society
CitationA Member of the Council of Institution of Civil Engineers. The discoverer of A Method of ascertaining at sight the degree of Saturation of Sea Water in Marine Boilers; - also , a method of instantaneously disconnecting the Paddle Wheels of steamers from the Engines, and now fitting in HM Steam Frigates. The Author of The application of Auxilliary Steam Power to India Men, and Men-of-War. The Inventor or Improver of The Marine Engine, known as the "Gorgon" Engine, (see annexed Papers). Distingiuished for his acquaintance with the science of Civil and Marine Engineering. Eminent as a Marine Engineer, and, in general Science
ProposersFrom General Knowledge. J H Pelly; Wm Stanley Clarke; W J Henwood
From Personal Knowledge. Minto; W Symonds; John Barrow; F Beaufort; William Edward Parry; Js Walker; Richard Drew; Jn Edye; W Cubitt
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Seaward, Samuel: certificate of election to the Royal Society

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CodePersonNameDates
NA7598Seaward; Samuel (1800 - 1842)1800 - 1842
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