| RefNo | EC/1731/05 |
| Previous numbers | Cert I, 5; A02161 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Edwards, Sir James: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
| Date | 3 February 1732 |
| Description | Certificate proposing election as a Fellow of the Royal Society. Includes a citation, a list of meeting dates at which the certificate was hung, and the signatures of proposers |
| Citation | Sir James Edwards Of Walton upon Thames in the County of Surry Baronet
A Gentleman well acquainted with most of the Writings of the Chemists both Ancient & Modern; who hath Spent Several years in Making Chemical Experiments; is well Versed in all the branches of Philosophy; and in Mathematicks, particularly in the Art of Fortification; desires to be a Member of the Royal Society: and on Account of his great Learning and Merit is recommended and propounded by us whose names are underwritten. |
| Proposers | Cromwell Mortimer; Caleb Cotesworth; Sigismond Frobenius; John Hampe; Ambrose Godfrey; John Freke |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| AccessStatus | Open |
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA1107 | Edwards; Sir; James (c 1689 - 1744) | c 1689 - 1744 |