| Authorised form of name | Hornsby; Thomas (1733 - 1810) |
| Dates | 1733 - 1810 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Oxford, England |
| Date of birth | 28 August 1733 |
| Place of death | Oxford |
| Date of death | 11 April 1810 |
| Research field | Astronomy |
| Activity | Education:
MA
|
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 21/04/1763 |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB
References:
Harold B Carter, 'The Royal Society and the Voyage of HMS Endeavour 1768-71' in NR 1995 vol 49 pp 245-260
Sir Richard Woolley, 'Captain Cook and the Transit of Venus of 1769' in NR 1969 vol 24 pp 19-32
Notes:
Certificate badly damaged |
| Code | NA1591 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| CB/2/278 | Copy of a letter from Charles Blagden to Thomas Hornsby | 14 July 1789 |
| DM/2/144 | Candidates certificate in favour of John Bernouilli being elected to the Fellowship | 18th century |
| MS/391/89 | Bond of Thomas Hornsby to the Treasurer of the Royal Society | 16 June 1763 |
| L&P/5/108 | Paper, 'Of the transit of Venus' by Thomas Hornsby | 1769 |
| EC/1763/01 | Hornsby, Thomas: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| DM/4/10 | Letter from Thomas Hornsby, Oxford, to Sir Joseph Banks | 25 June 1784 |