Record

RefNoMC/15/216
LevelItem
Title'Declaration of Henry Wilde FRS against Sir William Thomson PRS'
CreatorWilde; Henry (1833-1919)
Date28 October 1891
DescriptionWilde refers to his own election as a Fellow of the Royal Society and the 'power of the Council over the elections'. Discussion regarding Wilde's objections 'to the re-nomination of Sir William Thomson as a member of the Council on the ground that, during the present year in his office as President of the Society, he has not dealt faithfully in all things belonging to the Trust committed to him in accordance with the oath and obligations prescribed by the Society's Charter'.
Extent9p
FormatTypescript
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA1751Wilde; Henry (1833 - 1919)1833 - 1919
NA8289Thomson; William (1824 - 1907); Baron Kelvin of Largs; physicist1824 - 1907
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