| RefNo | EC/1850/06 |
| Previous numbers | Cert IX, 248; A00375 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Barlow, William Henry: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
| Citation | The discoverer of the diurnal alternation of spontaneous electric currents in wires connected with the Earth at Distant points. The author of a paper on Different modes of Illuminating Lighthouses Phil Trans 1837 - on Spontaneous Electric Currents observed in the wires of electric telegraphs Phil Trans - 1849 - on the Curves of Equal horizontal thrust of Arches Trans Civil Engineers - for which he was awarded the Telford Medal. Distinguished for his acquaintance with the science of Theoretical and Practical Mechanics. |
| Proposers | From General Knowledge. Wm Edward Parry; Baden Powell; Jas C Ross; G B Airy; G Mackmurdo
From Personal Knowledge. Peter Barlow; M Faraday; W Cubitt; Joshua Field; I K Brunel; C W Pasley; C J Beverly; W Brockedon |
| AccessStatus | Open |
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7672 | Barlow; William Henry (1812 - 1902) | 1812 - 1902 |