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Authorised form of nameKater; Edward (1816 - 1866)
Dates1816 - 1866
Date of birth1816
Date of death06 July 1866
ActivityMemberships:
MRI; FSS
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election19/11/1840
RelationshipsSon of Henry Kater (FRS 1814)
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll
Virtual International Authority Filehttp://viaf.org/viaf/308769894
CodeNA3336
Archives associated with this Fellow
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EC/1840/30Kater, Edward: certificate of election to the Royal Society
PT/23/9/2Plate, shape of card used in escapement by Edward Kater[1840]
PT/23/9Paper, 'Description of an astronomical clock invented by the late Capt Henry Kater FRS, drawn up from his own memorandums' by Edward Kater[1840]
PT/74/7/3Diagram, design of escapement by E [Edward] Kater[1840]
PT/74/7/4Diagram, axes of the escapement by E [Edward] Kater[1840]
RR/1/131Referee's report by George Biddell Airy, on a paper 'Description of an escapement for an astronomical clock, invented by the late Captain Henry Kater' by Henry Kater and Edward Kater17 June 1840
PT/23/9/1Manuscript, 'Description of an astronomical clock invented by the late Capt Henry Kater FRS, drawn up from his own memorandums' by Edward Kater[1840]
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