A diploma conferring on Professor James Bradley, Astronomer Royal, the membership of the Imperial Academy of Sciences at St. Petersburg
MS. Savile e. 11
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
A diploma conferring on Professor James Bradley, Astronomer Royal, the membership of the Imperial Academy of Sciences at St. Petersburg
Shelfmark
MS. Savile e. 11
Summary
A diploma conferring on Professor James Bradley, Astronomer Royal, the membership of the Imperial Academy of Sciences at St. Petersburg, dated Sept. 23, 1754, and signed by count Cyril Rasumowsky, the president.
The seal of the Academy is dependent, enclosed in a metal box with chased top.
Date
written in A.D. 1754 at St. Petersburg
Language
Latin
Physical facet
On parchment, with seal, in a cloth box 7 3/8 × 2 × 4 1/2 in.
Physical extent
1 box
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Collection contents
A diploma conferring on Professor James Bradley, Astronomer Royal, the membership of the Imperial Academy of Sciences at St. Petersburg
