| Authorised form of name | Burney; James (1750 - 1821) |
| Dates | 1750 - 1821 |
| Date of birth | 1750 |
| Date of death | 17 November 1821 |
| Occupation | Sailor |
| Activity | Career:
Entered the Navy (1764); sailed with Captain Cook on his second voyage (1772-1774); Lieutenant (1773); sailed with Cook on his third voyage, commanding the 'Discovery' on voyage home after Cook's death; Commander (1780); Captain (1782); went to the East Indies, returned in poor health and did not serve again; wrote 'A chronological history of the discoveries in the South Sea or Pacific Ocean', and 'An essay on the game of whist' (1821); Rear-Admiral on the retired list
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 08/06/1809 |
| Relationships | Son of Charles Burney (FRS 1773); brother of Charles Burney (FRS 1802), and of Fanny Burney, novelist; uncle of Charles Parr Burney (FRS 1814) |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
Notes:
Election not recorded in JB. Not admitted until 7 Dec 1815. Name does not appear on PL for 1813, 1814, 1815, but does appear on that for 1816. |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/64345371 |
| Code | NA3739 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1809/04 | Burney, James: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| PT/12/2 | Paper, 'A memoir on the geography of the north eastern part of Asia, and on the question whether Asia and America are contiguous or are separated by the sea' by Captain James Burney | [1817] |
| AP/9/6 | Unpublished paper, 'On the causes which influence the direction of the magnetic needle' by Captain James Burney | [1819] |
| AP/7/2 | Unpublished paper, 'New method proposed for measuring a ship's rate of sailing' by J [James] Burney | [1809] |
| AP/7/2/1 | Unpublished manuscript, 'New method proposed for measuring a ship's rate of sailing' by J [James] Burney | [1809] |
| AP/7/2/2 | Unpublished drawings, instruments and pumps by [James Burney?] | [1809] |
| AP/7/3/1 | Unpublished letter, clarifications on paper from James Burney to unknown recipient | 15 May 1809 |
| AP/7/3/2 | Unpublished manuscript, 'Observations on the progress of bodies floating in a stream: with an account of some experiments made in the River Thames, with a view to discover a method for ascertaining the direction of currents' by James Burney | 20 August 1808 |
| AP/7/3 | Unpublished letter and paper, 'Observations on the progress of bodies floating in a stream: with an account of some experiments made in the River Thames, with a view to discover a method for ascertaining the direction of currents' by James Burney | August 1808 - May 1809 |