| RefNo | EC/1859/14 |
| Previous numbers | Cert IX, 433; A55681 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Woodcroft, Bennet: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
| Citation | Bennet Woodcroft Esqre. The author of 'The Origin & Progress of Steam Navigation;' 'A History of Reaping Machines;' 'Indexes of Patents from James I to the present day.' The inventor or improver of Looms for Weaving; of a Screw-propeller for Ships; of the process of printing on Yarns, & of improvements in Calico printing. Eminent as a Mechanical Engineer and Historian. |
| Proposers | From General Knowledge: John Dickinson; I K Brunel; James Heywood; James Booth; Robert Hunt
From Personal Knowledge: Tho Graham; Francis Palgrave; Thomas Webster; Charles May; J George Appold; Charles Manby; John Hawkshaw; James Yates; Eaton Hodgkinson; J J Sylvester; E W Brayley; Joshua Field |
| AccessStatus | Open |
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA1143 | Woodcroft; Bennet (1803 - 1879) | 1803 - 1879 |