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RefNoEC/1852/22
Previous numbersCert IX, 309; A57215
LevelItem
TitleDavies, Hewitt: certificate of election to the Royal Society
DescriptionCertificate relates to unsuccessful candidature
CitationThe Discoverer of the principle of thin sowing of Corn. The Author of several works on Agriculture, viz The injury and waste of Corn from too thickly sowing. Farmers resources for meeting the reduced prices of their produce. The effect of the importation of wheat on the profits of farming. Farming Essay, etc. The Inventor of Improver of several Improvements in the practice of Agriculture. Distinguished for his acquaintance with the science of Agriculture. Eminent as a Scientific Farmer. As attached to Science an anxious to promote its progress
ProposersFrom Personal Knowledge. Lonsdale; Richmond; Fiztwilliam; Carlisle; Burlington; Cuthbert W Johnson; Ph Pusey; De Goldsmid; Fortescue
AccessStatusOpen
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