Certificate of Candidate for Election
(N.B. Directions for the filling up are given on the other side.)1
| (Name) | Henry Chamberlaine Russell |
| (Title or Designation) | B.A. (Sydn. Univ.). F.R.A.S., Fell. Meteorological Society V.P. Board of Technical Education N.S.W., Fell. of the Senate University of Sydney |
| (Profession or Trade*) | Government Astronomer, New South Wales. |
| (Usual Place of Residence) | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. |
Qualifications2
Has done much for the promotion & study of Science in New South Wales.
Has been in charge of the Government Observatory since 1862, and Govt. Astronomer since 1863. Organized & led the N.S.W. Expedition to Cape Sidmouth 1871. Organized and sent out 4 parties to observe Transit of Venus 1874, and 6 parties in 1882, also 3 parties for Transit of Mercury in 1881. Originated & presided over the first Australasian Meteorological Conference 1879. Author of 75 Reports and Original papers upon Astronomical, Meteorological & Physical matters, published by the NSW Govt., in the Memoirs and Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, London, and in the Jour. Royal Society of NSW. Designer of several improved forms of self recording Barographs, Thermographs, pluviometers, anemometers, tide gauges, actinometers, &c. Amongst the above papers &c (75) are "Measures of Double Stars & list of 351 new double stars" "Nebula surrounding Eta Argus" "'Measures of coloured clusters about Kappa Crucis" "Measures of Alpha Centauri" "The Great Southern Comet 1880" "Meteorology & climate of NSW" "Tropical Rains" "Rain Maps" "Atmospheric lines between D lines at Sydney."
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 30th day of July 1885.
| From General knowledge | From personal knowledge |
| Frederick McCoy | A. Liversidge |
| W. L. Buller | Ferd. von Mueller |
| W. Boyd Dawkins | Rob L J Ellery |
| James Hector | |
| Julius von Hast | |
| J. C. Adams | |
| G B Airy | |
| H. E. Roscoe | |
| Elected June 4, 18863 | William Huggins |
| W. H. M. Christie4 | |
| J. R. Hind | |
| E. Dunkin | |
| E. J. Stone | |
| Rosse | |
| Robert S. Ball | |
| R. Grant | |
| John Beddoe | |
| G J Symons |
Read to the Society on the 7 day of January 1886
* 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.
Annotation in another hand, diagonally below Dawkins' signature. Russell was elected at his first attempt.
Christie signed twice; the second signature is struck through.
Transcribed from on-line image.
Please cite as “FVM-85-07-30a,” 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