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RefNoEC/1843/04
Previous numbersCert IX, 97; A57211
LevelItem
TitleBelcher, Sir Edward: certificate of candidature for election to the Royal Society
DescriptionCertificate relates to unsuccessful first candidature. Note on certificate: 'Not elected Jan 19 1843
CitationEdward Belcher
Captain in the Royal Navy & Companion of the Bath
The Discoverer of improvements in various articles connected with his Profession. The author of a Treatise on Nautical Surveying. The Inventor or Improver of several Astronomical and Philosophical Instruments. Distinguished for his acquaintance with the scientific branches of his Profession. Eminent as a Nautical Surveyor
ProposersFrom General Knowledge. George Rennie
From Personal Knowledge. John Barrow; F Beaufort; W H Smyth; William Allen; Ed J Johnson; W Cubitt; Thomas Jones; Geo Fisher; Edward Sabine; Richd Owen
NotesNever subsequently elected a Fellow
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialEC/1853/17
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Belcher, Sir Edward: certificate of candidature for election to the Royal Society

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