| RefNo | EC/1871/01 |
| Previous numbers | Cert X, 176 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Besant, William Henry: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
| Citation | Senior Wrangler and First Smith's Prizeman in 1850. Moderator in 1856. Examiner in the University of London from 1860 to 1865.
Author of Treatises on 'Hydromechanics and the Theory of Sound' 2nd Edn 1867,
" Elementary Hydrostatics 2nd Edn 1867,
" Geometrical Conic Sections 1869,
" Roulettes and Glissettes 1870,
and of Papers in the Mathematical Journal, & the Mathematical Messenger on various points of Pure and applied Mathematics. |
| Proposers | From General Knowledge. M W Crofton.
From Personal Knowledge. J C Adams; A Sedgwick; Robt Willis; J Challis; William Selwyn; Charles C Babington; I Todhunter; S Parkinson; J J Sylvester; W H L Russell |
| Extent | 1 sheet |
| AccessStatus | Open |
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA1319 | Besant; William Henry (1828 - 1917) | 1828 - 1917 |