| Reference number | EC/1929/05 |
| Previous numbers | Cert XIV, 68; A02788 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Goldsbrough, George Ridsdale: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
| Description | Date stamp on reverse |
| Citation | Distinguished for researches in applied mathematics, particularly in the following: - (a) Dynamical theory of the tides - series of papers on tides in polar and zonal basins (Proc Lond Math Soc, 1913-1915). Has obtained a solution for ocean between two meridians on rotating globe and elucidated origin of Atlantic tides (Proc Roy Soc, 1927). (b) Theory of Saturn's Ring - 'The influence of Satellites upon the Form of Saturn's Ring' (Phil Trans, 1921); 'The Cause of Encke's Division in Saturn's Ring' (Proc Roy Soc, 1923); 'The Possible Ellipticity of Saturn's Ring' (Proc Roy Soc, 1924). (c) Theory of torsional vibrations in reciprocating engine shafts. Has published several papers of practical importance (Proc Roy Soc, 1925-1926), including an experimental verification of theoretical predictions. |
| Proposers | T H Havelock; R A Sampson; H Lamb; J Proudman; Harold Jeffreys; H H Turner; G I Taylor; F W Dyson; Joseph Larmor |
| Access status | Open |
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA1331 | Goldsbrough; George Ridsdale (1881 - 1963) | 1881 - 1963 |