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Royal Society

Great Britain · Science / Physics. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

3Records
1873–1983Date range
2Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1873

John William Strutt Rayleigh, 3rd1873

Science / Physics

Elected Fellow of the Royal Society

1905

John William Strutt Rayleigh, 3rd1905

Science / Physics

Appointed President of the Royal Society

1983

Peter Ware Higgs1983

London · Science / Physics

Is elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in recognition of his contributions to theoretical physics.

Names involved

John William Strutt Rayleigh, 3rdPeter Ware Higgs

Provenance

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