| Authorised form of name | Goldingham; John (c 1766 - 1849) |
| Dates | c 1766 - 1849 |
| Date of birth | c. 1766 |
| Place of death | Worcester |
| Occupation | Astronomer |
| Research field | Astronomy |
| Activity | Career:
Astronomer, HEIC, Madras (1796); returned to England and settled in Worcester
|
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 26/05/1808 |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll
Authority:
Letter from a Mr R C B Oliver (23 September 1981) states that he died in January 1849.
References:
R W Home, 'The Royal Society and the Empire: the colonial and Commonwealth Fellowship. Part 1. 1731-1847' in NR 2002 vol 56 pp 307-332 |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/2140158127381315150000 |
| Code | NA1790 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1808/03 | Goldingham, John: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| IM/001694 | Goldingham, John | nd |
| PT/2/22 | Paper, 'Eclipses of the satellites of Jupiter observed by John Goldingham Esq and under his superintendence at Madras [Chennai] in the East Indies' by John Goldingham | [1808] |
| PT/16/12/2 | Plate, 'Map of part of the environs of Madras shewing the relative positions of the Observatory House Station and the guns, used in the experiments by J Goldingham, FRS for ascertaining the velocity of sound' by unknown artist | 31 May 1822 |
| PT/16/12 | Paper, 'Experiments for ascertaining the velocity of sound, at Madras in the East Indies' by John Goldingham | 31 May 1822 |
| PT/16/12/1 | Manuscript, 'Experiments for ascertaining the velocity of sound, at Madras in the East Indies' by John Goldingham | 31 May 1822 |
| PT/73/9/12 | Painting, Madras Observatory interior by unknown artist | [1821] |