| RefNo | EC/1864/02 |
| Previous numbers | Cert X, 52 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Barkly, Sir Henry: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
| Citation | Eminently distinguished for his enlightened encouragement of Researches which have advanced the Sciences of Astronomy, Botany, Geology, & Geography - by his strenuous exertions to obtain the great Telescope of the Melbourne Observatory - by his judicious patronage and encouragement of geographical and botanical explorations in the interior of Australia - by the lively interest he has taken in the Geological Survey of Victoria; and by his able development of the progress of Science in that Colony in his Anniversary Addresses as President of the Royal Society of Victoria. |
| Proposers | From General Knowledge. J F W Herschel; G B Airy; Rosse; T R Robinson; George Bentham; Andw C Ramsay; T H Huxley; B Stewart; Rob FitzRoy
From Personal Knowledge. Rod I Murchison; W J Hooker; W H Hall; John Edward Gray; James Heywood; E W Brayley; Rowland Hill; W H Sykes; C Babbage |
| Extent | 1 sheet |
| AccessStatus | Open |
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA1327 | Barkly; Sir; Henry (1815 - 1898); colonial governor | 1815 - 1898 |