| Reference number | PP/19/14/1 |
| Previous numbers | PP/51-53/15 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Manuscript, 'On the probable effect of the limitation of the number of ordinary Fellows elected into the Royal Society to fifteen in each year on the eventual total number of Fellows' by Richard Strachey |
| Date | 1892 |
| Description | Strachey writes: 'The discussions that arose in connection with the revision of the Statutes of the Royal Society during the years 1890 and 1891, led me to endeavour to obtain definite data on which to found a trustworthy opinion as to the effect of the existing limitation of the number of yearly admissions, on the eventual total strength of the Society, and the probable result of increasing the number beyond fifteen, the present limit.'
Annotations in pencil and ink. Includes one graph of experimental results.
Subject: Mathematics / Statistics
Received 13 April 1892. Read 12 May 1892.
A version of this paper was published in volume 51 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'On the probable effect of the limitation of the number of ordinary Fellows elected into the Royal Society to fifteen in each year on the eventual total number of Fellows'. |
| Extent | 17p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink and graphite pencil on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1892.0032 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA3799 | Strachey; Sir; Richard (1817 - 1908) | 1817 - 1908 |