Fellow and secretary of the Royal Society and editor of the Philosophical Transactions form 1681-1685, sharing these roles with Robert Hooke, Robert Plot, William Musgrave, and Tancred Robinson. Aston entered Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1661 (B.A. in 1665) and was elected Fellow in 1667. Aston became a Fellow of the Society in 1678, and on 30 November 1681 he was elected one of the Secretaries of the Society, together with Robert Hooke: he was reappointed every year through 1685. Upon his death, Aston bequeathed to the Royal Society the whole of his estate at Mablethorpe. Relevant locations:
Educated at Westminster School, Westminster
Educated at Trinity College (Cambridge), Cambridge University
Residence at Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire Relationships:
Francis Ashton was a associate or acquaintance (general) of Robert Hooke (18 Jul 1635-3 Mar 1703)
Francis Ashton was a friend of Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727)
Francis Ashton was a associate or acquaintance (general) of Robert Plot (1640 [bap.]-1696)
Francis Ashton was a associate or acquaintance (general) of Tancred Robinson (1657/8-1748)
Francis Ashton was a member of Royal Society (-)
Petiver, Gazophylacii Naturæ (1702-1706)TAB: XXXI[Fig: figures of objects in Table 31]To FRANCIS ASTON, Esquire, F. R. S. This
Table is humbly dedicated by JAMES PETIVER,
F. R. S.
Petiver, Gazophylacii Naturæ (1702-1706)[Fig: figures of objects in Table 81]To FRANCIS ASTON, Esq;, F. R. S. This Table is
humbly Dedicated by JAMES PETIVER, F. R. S.