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Reference numberEC/1865/11
Previous numbersCert X, 79
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TitleMcClintock, Sir Francis Leopold: certificate of election to the Royal Society
CitationSir F Leopold McClintock. Successful voyage of the 'Fox', in search of Franklin's lost expedition - (McClintock commanded the 'Fox'). His having brought to perfection the system of Ice sledging, by means of which, long journeys may be safely effected in the Arctic regions -
The substantial and important additions made by him, during ten years of Arctic exploration, to the sciences of Geology, Meteorology & Magnetism, & the Tides -
ProposersFrom General Knowledge. B Stewart; Archibald Smith; Fredk Jno Evans; Richd Partridge; John Tyndall; Charles V Walker; E Frankland; F Crace Calvert; J R Martin.
From Personal Knowledge. Saml Haughton CCh MD; H Lloyd DD; T R Robinson DD; J C D Hay Br MP; Francis Galton; A Scott Waugh; Robt FitzRoy; Wrottesley; E W Cooke; John Bowring
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McClintock, Sir Francis Leopold: certificate of election to the Royal Society

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NA1600McClintock; Sir; Francis Leopold (1819 - 1907)1819 - 1907
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