Certificate of Candidate for Election
(N.B. Directions for the filling up are given on the other side.)1
| (Name) | Robert Lewis John Ellery FRAS &c |
| (Title or Designation) | Government Astronomer & Superintendent of Geodetic Survey of the Colony of Victoria |
| (Profession or Trade*) | |
| (Usual Place of Residence) | Melbourne Victoria |
Qualifications2
First Established in 1854 & since directed the Government Observatory of the Colony of Victoria & in that capacity being author of the "Melbourne Astronomical Observations (3 volumes) &c Contributed various papers, to the Royal Society London (on a new form of Electrometer) to the Royal Astronomical Society London & to the Royal Society of Victoria on Astronomical & physical subjects –
Director of the Geodetic Survey of Victoria from its commencement in 1858 up to the present time, the operations of which have included the measurement of a base line & complete Trigonometrical Survey of the Colony –
President of the Royal Society of Victoria
being desirous of admission into the ROYAL SOCIETY OF LONDON, we, the undersigned, propose and recommend him as deserving that honour, and as likely to become a useful and valuable Member. Dated this 7th day of November 1872.
| From General knowledge | From personal knowledge |
| W J Macquorn Rankine | Joseph H Kay Captain RN FRS Melbourne |
| William Thomson | Baron Ferd von Mueller, CMG, MD, PhD, FRS, Director of the bot Gardens of Melbourne and Gov Botanist for Victoria |
| H Lloyd | James R Napier |
| J C Adams | T R Robinson DD |
| Warren De La Rue | B Stewart |
| Wm Lassell | Edward Sabine |
| J Challis | William Huggins |
| Robert Main | Elected |
| R Grant | June 12. 18733 |
| C Piazzi Smith, Astr Royal for Scotland | |
| E J Lowe | |
| Henry Holland |
Read to the Society on the 7th day of November 1872
To be Ballotted for on the day of 4
* If of no Profession or Trade, this should be stated by writing the word None in the Blank
Instructions for filling up have not been included in this transcription.
Printed vertically to the left of the space left for the citation.
The annotation detailing the date of election is written diagonally between the two lists of supporters. Ellery was elected at his first attempt.
The spaces in this line have been left blank
Transcribed from on-line image, Royal Society of London, Archives, EC/1873/09.
Please cite as “FVM-72-11-07a,” in Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, edited by R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora†, J.H. Voigt† and Monika Wells accessed on