Record

RefNoMS/957/26
LevelItem
TitleDiploma of election from the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, to Captain Henry Kater
CreatorBowditch; Nathaniel (1773-1838); American mathematician
Quincy; Josiah III (1772–1864); American educator and politician
RecipientKater; Henry (1777-1835); British geodicist and metrologist
Date5 January 1832
DescriptionElecting Henry Kater as Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Massachusetts. Signed and sealed by Bowditch as President, and by Quincy as Vice-President. With the additional signatures of the Secretaries Francis Calley Gray (1790-1856) and Nathzn Hale (1784-1863).
Extent2p. [p.2 blank]
FormatPrinted
Manuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper, canvas backed
Dimensions248x387mm.
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA7458Bowditch; Nathaniel (1773 - 1838)1773 - 1838
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