| Authorised form of name | Moore; Sir; Jonas (-1682) |
| Dates | -1682 |
| Nationality | British |
| Dates and places | Burial:
His father's tomb in the Chapel of the Tower of London, England, Europe |
| Activity | Career:
Surveyor-General of the Ordnance (1679-1681)
Honours:
Kt 1680
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 12/03/1680 |
| Proposer | Robert Hooke |
| Relationships | Parents: Sir Jonas Moore (FRS 1674) and Eleanor Wren |
| General context | Not much is known about this Jonas Moore, apart from his succession to his father's role as Surveyor-General of the Ordnance. |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB (father's entry); Hunter
Willmoth, F. 1993. 'Sir Jonas Moore: Practical Mathematics and Restoration Science' (Boydell & Brewer)
Notes:
Hunter gives election date as 11 March 1680. Source of death date is a note in the printed copy of Hooke's diary, p507. Not on PL after 1681; although Hunter gives death date as 1682.
References:
Cook, A. 2003. 'The end of the affair. The correspondence of John Flamsteed, the first Astronomer Royal, vol 3 (1703-1719) by E G Forbes, L Murdin and F Willmoth', in Notes and Records, vol. 57, pp. 113-116 |
| Royal Society code | NA4366 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| MS/390/52 | Bond of Sir Jonas Moore to the Treasurer of the Royal Society | 3 December 1674 |