A diploma conferring on Professor James Bradley, Astronomer Royal, the membership of the Imperial Academy of Sciences at St. Petersburg, written in A.D. 1754 at St. Petersburg
File
MS. Savile e. 11
Held at the Weston Library
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.
Dates
- Creation: written in A.D. 1754 at St. Petersburg
Extent
1 box
Language of Materials
- Latin
Shelfmark
MS. Savile e. 11
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. V, no. 30685.
Physical Facet
On parchment, with seal, in a cloth box 7 3/8 × 2 × 4 1/2 in.
Dimensions
13 1/4 × 19 1/4 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk