The Royal Society | Burlington House | W.
Nov. 11 1864
Dear Tyndall
Mr. John Ball is desirous of joining the Royal Society;1 and I am sure that he would be greatly pleased if you would draw up his certificate & propose him. He stands I suppose in the highest place in Alpine Botany: he is generally extremely well learned in Alpine Geology; and has been a great promoter of attention of physical research amongst the Alpine Travellers.—Amongst those who know him well & would be delighted to sign his certificate are Lord Dunraven,2 and Sir Thomas Larcom;3 to whom I could send the certificate if you were too busy.
Always truly yours | Edward Sabine.
RI MS JT/2/10/297
desirous of joining the Royal Society: Ball would be elected FRS on 4 June 1868 (‘Annual Meeting’, Roy. Soc. Proc., 16 (1868), p. 419). Tyndall did sign the certificate. See letter 2175.
Lord Dunraven: Edwin Wyndham-Quin (see letter 2018, n. 1).
Thomas Larcom: Thomas Aiskew Larcom (1801–79), 1st Baronet and leading official in the early Irish Ordnance Survey (ODNB). He was elected FRS in 1844.
Please cite as “Tyndall2174,” in Ɛpsilon: The John Tyndall Collection accessed on