How did Jocelyn Bell Burnell succeed John Arbuthnott as President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh?
John Arbuthnott (microbiologist):  He succeeded Lord Wilson of Tillyorn as President of The Royal Society of Edinburgh in October 2011 and was succeeded by Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell in October 2014. Jocelyn Bell Burnell:  Bell Burnell was elected as President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in October 2014.
Bell Burnell was elected